Beiswanger, William L.
Person
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
A Temple in the Garden by William Beiswanger, (April 1984), E332.2 .A5 1984
Item
Identifier: id3554
Scope and Contents
Bill Beiswanger discusses Jefferson’s dreams of, and designs for, various structures in his garden. Documents and archaeological evidence suggest that the garden pavilion, or "temple" as Jefferson sometimes called it, in the vegetable garden along the south walk was built in his lifetime but did not last; the new reconstruction now stands in its place.
Dates:
E332.2 .A5 1984
Historic Roof Restoration Completed: Monticello Meets One- Million-Dollar Goal, 1992-10-19
Item — Folder 7: Series 4, Item: 13
Identifier: 4
Dates:
1992-10-19
Jefferson Bankshares Commits $100,000 Toward Monticello Restoration Fund, 1993-08-13
Item — Folder 8: Series 4, Item: 15
Identifier: 4
Dates:
1993-08-13
Jefferson's Garden Wall Reconstructed at Monticello, 1981-09
Item — Folder 2: Series 4, Item: 7
Identifier: 4
Dates:
1981-09
Monticello offers audio tour of Jefferson's mountaintop , 2005-09-02
Item — Folder 20: Series 4, Item: 30
Identifier: 4
Dates:
2005-09-02
Monticello's Crowning Achievement: Restoration of the Dome Room Oculus, 1989-12-04
Item — Folder 4: Series 4, Item: 6
Identifier: 4
Dates:
1989-12-04
Mr. Jefferson's Plans by William Beiswanger, (April 1979), E332.2 .A5 1979A
Item
Identifier: id3545
Scope and Contents
A transcript of Jefferson’s notes that accompanied several drawings for a townhouse (never built) modeled after Monticello. The drawings and notes were acquired by the University of Virginia in 1979 and "shed new light on our understanding of Jefferson’s theory of design."
Dates:
E332.2 .A5 1979A
One-Million Dollar Roof Reconstruction at Monticello, 1991-04-02
Item — Folder 6: Series 4, Item: 4
Identifier: 4
Dates:
1991-04-02
Restoration Continues at Jefferson's Monticello, 1981-08
Item — Folder 2: Series 4, Item: 6
Identifier: 4
Dates:
1981-08
The Art of Roofing by William L. Beiswanger, (November 1992), E332.2 .A5 1992N
Item
Identifier: id3980
Scope and Contents
Jefferson was a life-long admirer, student, and designer of architecture. His ever-evolving plans for Monticello included his own simplified version of the Delorme dome (which he saw at Halle au Blé, Paris in 1786 and to which he refers in his famous “Head and Heart” letter to Maria Cosway, excerpt included), the serrated “zig-zag” he invented for the low-grade roof, and the tin-coated iron shingles he used and advocated (first applied by Ase Brooks but later by “a common negro man”)....
Dates:
E332.2 .A5 1992N
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Announces the Opening of a New Exhibition on Thomas Jefferson’s Life at Monticello, 1986-10
Item — Folder 3: Series 4, Item: 4
Identifier: 4
Dates:
1986-10
TJF - Restoration
Collection
Identifier: 83, 92
Dates:
Varying dates
Found in:
Thomas Jefferson Foundation Archives
- Thomas Jefferson Foundation
- Post Office Box 316
- Charlottesville, VA 22902
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