poplar forest Archives | Architects + Artisans

May 25, 2011 by Mike Welton

Eight Seats Open for Poplar Forest Tour

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

It took a mere fourteen years to complete (compared to Monticello’s forty), and its condition today, thoughtfully and painstakingly restored by a team of preservationists, resembles almost precisely the raw structure he knew early in its construction.

May 28, 2010 by Mike Welton

In Rural Virginia, Jefferson’s Retreat at Poplar Forest