Architectural Restoration
Articles & Publications
Below are several articles and essays written about Poplar Forest by Travis McDonald, the Director of Architectural Restoration:
- Tom the Builder, UVA Magazine 2018
- Poplar Forest: A Most Palladian Villa, Arris 2017
- Thomas Jefferson, Builder, Palladiana 2016
- The East and West Wings of the White House, White House History 2011
- Constructing Optimism, VAF 2000
- Poplar Forest: Its Rescue and Restoration, Lynch’s Ferry Magazine, 2023
The U.S. Tentative List, 2008
Poplar Forest makes the World Heritage U.S. Tentative List
Period Homes, November 2005
Virginia Cavalcade, Winter 2002
Poplar Forest – Privacy Restored
Virginia Cavalcade, Winter 1993
Poplar Forest – A Masterpiece Recovered
Essay
Poplar Forest: Synthesis of a Lifetime
Essay
A Masterpiece of Human Creative Genius
Essay
Thomas Jefferson’s Architecture
Essay
The Universal Significance of Jefferson’s Architecture
National Park Services Preservation Brief
Understanding Old Buildings: The Process of Architectural Investigation
Association for Preservation Technology’s APT Bulletin, 1996
The Brickwork at Poplar Forest: Mr. Jefferson Builds His Dream House
Journal of the White House Historical Association, Number 18
The Private Villa Retreat of Thomas Jefferson
Wood Design & Building, Number 10
Jefferson’s Poplar Forest Retreat: A Phoenix Rises from the Ashes
Building Environments; Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture X
Rat Housing in Middle Virginia: The Diffusion of Everyday Life