Sunday, March 22, 2009

Modern Palladian?






Monday, March 9, 2009

Bird Bottles



These clay birdhouses are authentic reproductions of 18th century bird bottles known to have been owned and used by Tidewater’s colonial residents. These "martin pots" can be hooked under eaves or hung on a tree or post and encourage insect-eating birds to nest nearby.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

18th century pattern books - William Halfpenny


Halfpenny, William, d. 1755 / Useful architecture / being the last work in this kind of William Halfpenny, architect and carpenter, in twenty-five new designs, with full and clear instructions, in every particular, for erecting parsonage-houses, farm-houses, and inns, with their respective offices, &c. of various dimensions. . .(1760)


Plate 6. The plan and elevation of a farm house and offices., pp. Pl. 6-22 ff.


Battersea, Petersburg, VA - 1768