Popular Forest was Thomas Jefferson’s private retreat. It was placed on a hill overlooking a 5,000 acre plantation. Lots of money is a wonderful thing. You can Google it and find out all sorts of information. It was almost lost to commercial development but thanks to some dedicated people, it was saved. The building had been remodeled several times so it had lost most of the character Jefferson had designed. It hasn’t been opened very long and is still going thru renovation. They had to tear down much of the renovations before they could start back. It is typical Jefferson, very planned, greatly thought out and perfectly detailed. The building is sited to take advantage of the sun. You can imagine Jefferson sitting looking over the estate enjoying a good book. If you get a chance to see it, I highly recommend it. Actually, Carole and I are planning to go back in a few years to see how they are progressing with the preservation.
The way in is a dirt road and you come up over a knoll and get a just a glimpse of the roof. See then photo. They did a great job with the entrance the only way it could have been better is to have made you ride a horse in. The other photo is the front view of the building.
I love the details in these buildings. The details of the door, window and trim are; well you just have to see them in person to appreciate the details. I would like to be able to spend more time seeing how they ingrate the details into the buildings. I think it would have been fun to have been a finish carpenter and build the details with hand planes. OK I know I am really weird.
Then it on to Hershey, PA. The Hershey Hotel is really something. No we aren’t staying there it was way too expensive for this trip. Maybe we can make the trip when we leave our 5,000 acre for a fortnight. Sorry no photos it was after dark before we arrived.
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