. Historic buildings of America as seen and described by famous writers; . ed to its summit, there to gaze upon the grand pano-ramic view spread out before him with feelings of sublimeadmiration and intense delight; it was such a picture as hewished always before him, and thus it was he decided hereto build his home. After the destruction by fire of the paternal roof atShadwell, Mr. Jefferson began in earnest to build uponthis almost inaccessible spot, and in the fall of that year(1770) had erected a small one-and-a-half story brick build-ing, containing one good-sized room, which is the samep
. Historic buildings of America as seen and described by famous writers; . ed to its summit, there to gaze upon the grand pano-ramic view spread out before him with feelings of sublimeadmiration and intense delight; it was such a picture as hewished always before him, and thus it was he decided hereto build his home. After the destruction by fire of the paternal roof atShadwell, Mr. Jefferson began in earnest to build uponthis almost inaccessible spot, and in the fall of that year(1770) had erected a small one-and-a-half story brick build-ing, containing one good-sized room, which is the sameportion of the present building forming the south-eastpavilion at the extremity of the south terrace; thisroom was the only part of the house habitable when hetook his young bride there in 1772. Mr. Jeffersons conception and designs for building hisnew home were not so elaborate or extensive as were after-wards carried out upon his return from Europe. He wasvery conventional in his style and manner of living, notwishing to go beyond the simplicity of his neighbours, even. MONTICELLO I53 in his plan of building, and yet there was at that time notanother brick building outside the town of Charlottesville,and though of quite moderate proportions compared to itsultimate appearance, it was then considered the most im-posing building in the county. The belief that Mr. Jefferson imported from Englandmost of the brick used for his building is quite erroneous;all these were made upon the spot by his slaves, and thesite of their manufacture is still pointed out; but in afteryears, when completing the north end and adding manyembellishments to his original design, some of the finestbrick and ornamental material were procured in Philadel-phia and sent around by water to Richmond, and thence tothe little town of Milton. In the autumn of 1775, still further additions were made,and the grounds greatly improved and enlarged, Mr. Jeffer-son planting with his own hands many fruit and ornamentaltr
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