Architectural Styles

    Jeffersonian

    Alt names / subperiods 

    Timeline

    Distinguishing Features

    Geographic Presence

    Neo-Classical

    Federal

    Thomas Jefferson’s presidency (1801-1809)

     

    Wikipedia

    1790s-1830s

    • Influenced by classical, Roman, Palladian styles
    • Symmetrical facades
    • Columned Porticos
    • Large, arched windows flanked by smaller rectangular windows (Palladian)
    • brick or stone materials
    • stucco or wood detailing
    • pediments
    • friezes
    • cornices
    • USA

    Common Building Types

    Landmark buildings

    Historic Accommodation Types

    Accommodation Examples

    • Courthouses
    • State Capitols
    • residences
    • universities
    • colleges
    • Monticello Charlottesville
    • University of Virginia
    • Virginia State Capitol
    • Poplar Forest Virginia
    • Rotunda at the University of Virginia
    • Montpelier Orange County
    • White House Washington,
    • Jeffersonian plantation / estate lodging
    • Historic townhouse B&Bs in Jeffersonian-era fabric
    • University/academic precinct lodging in Jeffersonian buildings
    • Early Republic inns with Jeffersonian remodeling
    • Converted civic buildings
    • Heritage apartment stays in Jeffersonian-era buildings
    • The Inn at Monticello (Charlottesville, Virginia)
    • The Inn at Willow Grove (Orange, Virginia)

    Adaptive Reuse

    • Historic inns/B&Bs in Charlottesville / Albemarle County using early-19th-century neoclassical houses
    • Virginia plantation/estate houses (c. 1790–1820) converted to inns
    • Early Republic townhouses (c. 1800–1825) converted to B&Bs (Richmond, Fredericksburg, Alexandria)

    Landmarks

    Original Accommodation

    Adapted Visitor Accommodation