Palladian Architecture Archives | Architects + Artisans

April 17, 2024 by Mike Welton

Battersea, the Five-Part Palladian Villa in Petersburg, Virginia

A revolutionary, a writer, and an amateur architect,Thomas Jefferson spent a lifetime shaping this nation’s destiny.

February 21, 2022 by Mike Welton

In Rural Virginia, Thomas Jefferson’s Beloved Poplar Forest

Thomas Jefferson trusted John Hemings implicitly with the joinery inside and outside his Palladian retreat near Lynchburg.

October 21, 2010 by Mike Welton

At Poplar Forest, John Hemings Was an Artisan for the Ages

The home takes its name from the view out its north portico. There, Jefferson allowed a stand of thirteen poplars to grow. Five of them remain today.

May 31, 2010 by Mike Welton

At Poplar Forest, Moving Earth to Frame Our Views

She has an inspiring view of Jefferson’s Rotunda.

January 21, 2010 by Mike Welton

A Year in the Life of the University of Virginia’s Rotunda