poplar forest Archives | Architects + Artisans

July 3, 2025 by Mike Welton

For July 4th, a Washington Post Story on Jefferson and Hemings

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