Lantern slides, ca. 1910 [manuscript].

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Lantern slides, ca. 1910 [manuscript].

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The slides depict floor plans and/or views of the work of architects Thomas Jefferson, Robert Mills and William Thornton; and of other historic houses, churches and public buildings in Virginia. They include Abingdon Church, Burwell tombs, Fairfield and Rosewell in Gloucester County; the Archer, Brockenbrough, Hancock and Valentine houses, Monumental Church, and the Governor's Mansion and State Capitol,Richmond; Arlington House (Custis-Lee Mansion), Arlington County; Bacon's Castle, Surry County; Berry Hill, Halifax County;Blandfield, Essex County; Brandon, Prince George County; Bremo, Fluvanna County; Bruton Parish Church, the Governor's Palace and the Capitol, Williamsburg;Christ Church, Lancaster County; Edgehill, Estouteville, Farmington, and Monticello, Albemarle County; Gunston Hall, Mount Vernon, Woodlawn and Pohick Church, Fairfax County; Kenmore, Fredericksburg; Malvern Hill, Henrico County; Sabine Hall, Richmond County; Nelson House, Yorktown; Oak Hill, Loudoun County; Poplar Forest, Bedford County; Robert Moore House, Petersburg; the Rotunda, Pavilions and Ranges, University of Virginia; Shirley and Westover, Charles City County; St. Peter's Church, New Kent County; Stratford Hall and Yecomico Church, Westmoreland County; Tuckahoe, Goochland County; and the White House and U.S. Treasury Building, Washington, D.C.

118 glass slides : b&w; 10 x 8cm.

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Thornton, William, 1759-1828

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William Thornton, architect, inventor, and public official, was born in the Virgin Islands on May 20, 1759, of English parents. He came to the United States in 1787 and became a citizen in 1788. On September 12, 1794 Thornton was appointed one of the commissioners of the new federal city of Washington. He championed his own design for the Capitol and the north wing had been constructed in accordance with his ideas by the time Congress removed to Washington in 1800. In 1802 Congress abolished the...

Mills, Robert, 1781-1855

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Architect. A native of South Carolina, Mills lived in Charleston until about 1800 and later made his home in Washington, D.C. From the description of Account of George Washington's visit to Charleston, S.C., 1791 May 2. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36865419 Engineer, architect of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. From the description of Letter : to George Bancroft, 1845 Sept. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22632349 ...

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...