Tuckahoe - Revision history

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	William Randolph had, in late 1745, turned fretful thoughts to the impending orphanhood of his three small children. He wrote: "Whereas		William Randolph had, in late 1745, turned fretful thoughts to the impending orphanhood of his three small children. He wrote: "Whereas
	I have appointed by my will that my dear only son Thomas Mann Randolph should have a private education given him in my house at		I have appointed by my will that my dear only son Thomas Mann Randolph should have a private education given him in my house at
-	Tuckahoe, my will is that my dear and loving friend Mr. [[Peter Jefferson]] do move down with his family to my Tuckahoe house and remain there till my son comes of age with whom my dear son and his sisters shall live."	+	Tuckahoe, my will is that my dear and loving friend Mr. Peter Jefferson do move down with his family to my Tuckahoe house and remain there till my son comes of age with whom my dear son and his sisters shall live."

-	In honoring the substance if not the extent of this exceptional request, [[Peter Jefferson]] kept his family at Tuckahoe in Goochland County from 1746 until 1751. At this genteel Randolph seat, Thomas Jefferson spent his early childhood in school and at play with his three sisters and his three cousins. Jefferson later	+	In honoring the substance if not the extent of this exceptional request, Peter Jefferson kept his family at Tuckahoe in Goochland County from 1746 until 1751. At this genteel Randolph seat, Thomas Jefferson spent his early childhood in school and at play with his three sisters and his three cousins. Jefferson later
-	wrote of their Tuckahoe tutor's instruction as an "English school," distinguishing the basic lessons in English grammar, spelling, and composition from the "Latin school" of ancient languages he attended when he was older and his family had returned to [[Shadwell]].	+	wrote of their Tuckahoe tutor's instruction as an "English school," distinguishing the basic lessons in English grammar, spelling, and composition from the "Latin school" of ancient languages he attended when he was older and his family had returned to Shadwell.

	Modern scholars and memorialists of Thomas Jefferson honor Tuckahoe as the site of his earliest education--or as the Commonwealth		Modern scholars and memorialists of Thomas Jefferson honor Tuckahoe as the site of his earliest education--or as the Commonwealth
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	classical elements, rather than complete and correctly rendered classical orders. Thus Tuckahoe, with its shaped-modillion cornices, classically molded trim, and plain pedimented porches, could not stand Jefferson's architectural scrutiny. It was not, however, the figure Tuckahoe cut in the landscape but rather the spaces the house enclosed and their evolving relationships from which Jefferson gained significant insight.		classical elements, rather than complete and correctly rendered classical orders. Thus Tuckahoe, with its shaped-modillion cornices, classically molded trim, and plain pedimented porches, could not stand Jefferson's architectural scrutiny. It was not, however, the figure Tuckahoe cut in the landscape but rather the spaces the house enclosed and their evolving relationships from which Jefferson gained significant insight.

-	The Algonquian Indian name "Tuckahoe" dates from the seventeenth-century patents for the land, which refer to a "Tuckahoe Creek" as one of its boundaries. The tract's shoreline on the James River was one of the most valuable assets. William Randolph, an English immigrant who resided several miles down-river at Turkey Island, probably had the tract roughly cleared and cultivated as one of his outlying quarter plantations. It did not become a "home plantation" or Randolph family "seat" until after 1711, when William Randolph died, leaving each of his seven sons a substantial plantation and a workforce of slaves represented in his will by the phrase "with all appurtenances therunto belonging." To Thomas Randolph, the second son, William Randolph left the 3256-acre Tuckahoe tract. As was the custom for Virginians who found themselves with challenging agricultural improvements to complete and a sustaining income to attain, Thomas Randolph and his wife Judith Fleming probably contented themselves with a relatively small wood-framed house which enclosed two or three rooms and probably stood erect on posts set directly into the ground. In such a small and plain dwelling, the Randolphs would have been like other land-rich but still aspiring planters in the first quarter of the eighteenth century. Indeed, unpretentious house-building remained the wisest strategy for any planter who wanted to make a success of an underdeveloped tract--thus this first Tuckahoe dwelling may well have in many respects resembled the modest house which Peter and Jane Jefferson first built at [[Shadwell]] several decades later.	+	The Algonquian Indian name "Tuckahoe" dates from the seventeenth-century patents for the land, which refer to a "Tuckahoe Creek" as one of its boundaries. The tract's shoreline on the James River was one of the most valuable assets. William Randolph, an English immigrant who resided several miles down-river at Turkey Island, probably had the tract roughly cleared and cultivated as one of his outlying quarter plantations. It did not become a "home plantation" or Randolph family "seat" until after 1711, when William Randolph died, leaving each of his seven sons a substantial plantation and a workforce of slaves represented in his will by the phrase "with all appurtenances therunto belonging." To Thomas Randolph, the second son, William Randolph left the 3256-acre Tuckahoe tract. As was the custom for Virginians who found themselves with challenging agricultural improvements to complete and a sustaining income to attain, Thomas Randolph and his wife Judith Fleming probably contented themselves with a relatively small wood-framed house which enclosed two or three rooms and probably stood erect on posts set directly into the ground. In such a small and plain dwelling, the Randolphs would have been like other land-rich but still aspiring planters in the first quarter of the eighteenth century. Indeed, unpretentious house-building remained the wisest strategy for any planter who wanted to make a success of an underdeveloped tract--thus this first Tuckahoe dwelling may well have in many respects resembled the modest house which Peter and Jane Jefferson first built at Shadwell several decades later.

	Architectural investigations confirm that Tuckahoe was constructed in two stages, and the north wing of the house is the earliest. This is discernible because the roof of the north section is completely covered with shingles--even that portion which is now protected by the later roof of the hyphen. These enclosed shingles show clear signs of once having been exposed to the weather. Establishing a sequence of construction, however, does not necessarily indicate dates of origin. For that, an intersection of documentary and architectural evidence provide the strongest clues.		Architectural investigations confirm that Tuckahoe was constructed in two stages, and the north wing of the house is the earliest. This is discernible because the roof of the north section is completely covered with shingles--even that portion which is now protected by the later roof of the hyphen. These enclosed shingles show clear signs of once having been exposed to the weather. Establishing a sequence of construction, however, does not necessarily indicate dates of origin. For that, an intersection of documentary and architectural evidence provide the strongest clues.

EJohnson: introduced double-hyphens; punctuation

EJohnson — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:22:56 GMT

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Chad at 17:44, 22 December 2008

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	==Further Sources==		==Further Sources==
		+	*[http://www.tuckahoeplantation.com/ Tuckahoe Plantation] official website
	*[http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Goochland/037-0033_Tuckahoe_1968_Final_Nomination.pdf Virginia Department of Historic Resources]		*[http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Goochland/037-0033_Tuckahoe_1968_Final_Nomination.pdf Virginia Department of Historic Resources]

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	deceased William Randolph. First cousin		deceased William Randolph. First cousin
	of Jane Randolph Jefferson and fast friend		of Jane Randolph Jefferson and fast friend
-	of Peter Jefferson, the widowed and ailing	+	of [[Peter Jefferson]], the widowed and ailing
	William Randolph had, in late 1745, turned		William Randolph had, in late 1745, turned
	fretful thoughts to the impending orphanhood		fretful thoughts to the impending orphanhood

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	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==
	<references/>		<references/>
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		+	==Further Sources==
		+	*[http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Goochland/037-0033_Tuckahoe_1968_Final_Nomination.pdf Virginia Department of Historic Resources]

	[[Category:Education]]		[[Category:Education]]

Bcraig at 19:03, 25 July 2007

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	only son Thomas Mann Randolph should have		only son Thomas Mann Randolph should have
	a private education given him in my house at		a private education given him in my house at
-	Tuclcahoe, my will is that my dear and loving	+	Tuckahoe, my will is that my dear and loving
	friend Mr. Peter Jefferson do move down with		friend Mr. Peter Jefferson do move down with
	his family to my Tuckahoe house and remain		his family to my Tuckahoe house and remain
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	Tuckahoe of an elegant new two-story mansion		Tuckahoe of an elegant new two-story mansion
	with a central passage and two stylishly finished		with a central passage and two stylishly finished
-	rooms on each floor. In accorcldnce with	+	rooms on each floor. In accordance with
	room designations of the time, those on the		room designations of the time, those on the
	first story almost certainly were the dining room		first story almost certainly were the dining room

Bcraig at 13:20, 25 July 2007

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	still the cousins remained sufficiently cordial		still the cousins remained sufficiently cordial
	and familiar for Jefferson's daughter [[Martha Jefferson Randolph\|Martha]]		and familiar for Jefferson's daughter [[Martha Jefferson Randolph\|Martha]]
-	to choose young [[Thomas Mann Randolph]] II for a husband in 1790.	+	to choose young [[Thomas Mann Randolph\|Thomas Mann Randolph II]] for a husband in 1790.

	If Jefferson's familial bonds with the Randolphs		If Jefferson's familial bonds with the Randolphs
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	friend of Jefferson's childhood and his lifelong		friend of Jefferson's childhood and his lifelong
	associate, died three years after he saw his eldest		associate, died three years after he saw his eldest
-	son [[Thomas Mann Randolph]] II marry	+	son [[Thomas Mann Randolph\|Thomas Mann Randolph II]] marry
	[[Martha Jefferson Randolph\|Martha Jefferson]]. With his departing, Tuckahoe		[[Martha Jefferson Randolph\|Martha Jefferson]]. With his departing, Tuckahoe
	was again held in trust for a minor. This		was again held in trust for a minor. This

Bcraig at 13:19, 25 July 2007

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	still the cousins remained sufficiently cordial		still the cousins remained sufficiently cordial
	and familiar for Jefferson's daughter [[Martha Jefferson Randolph\|Martha]]		and familiar for Jefferson's daughter [[Martha Jefferson Randolph\|Martha]]
-	to choose young Thomas Mann Randolph II for a husband in 1790.	+	to choose young [[Thomas Mann Randolph]] II for a husband in 1790.

	If Jefferson's familial bonds with the Randolphs		If Jefferson's familial bonds with the Randolphs
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	friend of Jefferson's childhood and his lifelong		friend of Jefferson's childhood and his lifelong
	associate, died three years after he saw his eldest		associate, died three years after he saw his eldest
-	son Thomas Mann Randolph II marry	+	son [[Thomas Mann Randolph]] II marry
	[[Martha Jefferson Randolph\|Martha Jefferson]]. With his departing, Tuckahoe		[[Martha Jefferson Randolph\|Martha Jefferson]]. With his departing, Tuckahoe
	was again held in trust for a minor. This		was again held in trust for a minor. This

Jackie at 20:04, 18 July 2007

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	although interaction between the two suggests		although interaction between the two suggests
	none of the trusting intimacy evident in Jefferson's		none of the trusting intimacy evident in Jefferson's
-	letters to [[Dabney Carr]] or John Page,	+	letters to Dabney Carr or John Page,
	still the cousins remained sufficiently cordial		still the cousins remained sufficiently cordial
	and familiar for Jefferson's daughter [[Martha Jefferson Randolph\|Martha]]		and familiar for Jefferson's daughter [[Martha Jefferson Randolph\|Martha]]

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	wrote of their Tuckahoe tutor's instruction as an "English school," distinguishing the basic lessons in English grammar, spelling, and composition from the "Latin school" of ancient languages he attended when he was older and his family had returned to [[Shadwell]].		wrote of their Tuckahoe tutor's instruction as an "English school," distinguishing the basic lessons in English grammar, spelling, and composition from the "Latin school" of ancient languages he attended when he was older and his family had returned to [[Shadwell]].

-	Modern scholars and memorialists of Thomas Jefferson honor Tuckahoe as the site of his earliest education-or as the Commonwealth	+	Modern scholars and memorialists of Thomas Jefferson honor Tuckahoe as the site of his earliest education--or as the Commonwealth
	Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution stated the matter on a bronze plaque installed at the site, "(H)ere the discipline of his noble mind began." Tuckahoe then vanishes		Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution stated the matter on a bronze plaque installed at the site, "(H)ere the discipline of his noble mind began." Tuckahoe then vanishes
-	from most chronicles of Jefferson's complex and illustrious life story. Jefferson himself seemed to will such a narrative course when he wrote acidly of the Randolph family's impulse to trace their pedigree far back into England and Scotland to which let everyone ascribe the faith and merit he chooses."	+	from most chronicles of Jefferson's complex and illustrious life story. Jefferson himself seemed to will such a narrative course when he wrote acidly of the Randolph family's impulse to trace their pedigree far back into England and Scotland "to which let everyone ascribe the faith and merit he chooses."

	In reality, Jefferson maintained enduring ties with his mother's family. Furthermore, he and his Tuckahoe playmate Thomas Mann Randolph were enjoying a sustained or revived connection by the 1760s, when Jefferson's earliest surviving papers confirm occasional visits and correspondence as well as loans and joint business concerns. While he was still practicing law, Jefferson also performed legal services for Thomas Mann Randolph of Tuckahoe, and		In reality, Jefferson maintained enduring ties with his mother's family. Furthermore, he and his Tuckahoe playmate Thomas Mann Randolph were enjoying a sustained or revived connection by the 1760s, when Jefferson's earliest surviving papers confirm occasional visits and correspondence as well as loans and joint business concerns. While he was still practicing law, Jefferson also performed legal services for Thomas Mann Randolph of Tuckahoe, and
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	classical elements, rather than complete and correctly rendered classical orders. Thus Tuckahoe, with its shaped-modillion cornices, classically molded trim, and plain pedimented porches, could not stand Jefferson's architectural scrutiny. It was not, however, the figure Tuckahoe cut in the landscape but rather the spaces the house enclosed and their evolving relationships from which Jefferson gained significant insight.		classical elements, rather than complete and correctly rendered classical orders. Thus Tuckahoe, with its shaped-modillion cornices, classically molded trim, and plain pedimented porches, could not stand Jefferson's architectural scrutiny. It was not, however, the figure Tuckahoe cut in the landscape but rather the spaces the house enclosed and their evolving relationships from which Jefferson gained significant insight.

-	The Algonquian Indian name "Tuckahoe" dates from the seventeenth-century patents for the land, which refer to a "Tuckahoe Creek" as one of its boundaries. The tract's shoreline on the James River was one of the most valuable assets. William Randolph, an English immigrant who resided several miles down-river at Turkey Island, probably had the tract roughly cleared and cultivated as one of his outlying quarter plantations. It did not become a "home plantation" or Randolph family "seat" until after 1711, when William Randolph died, leaving each of his seven sons a substantial plantation and a workforce of slaves represented in his will by the phrase "with all appurtenances therunto belonging." To Thomas Randolph, the second son, William Randolph left the 3256-acre Tuckahoe tract. As was the custom for Virginians who found themselves with challenging agricultural improvements to complete and a sustaining income to attain, Thomas Randolph and his wife Judith Fleming probably contented themselves with a relatively small wood-framed house which enclosed two or three rooms and probably stood erect on posts set directly into the ground. In such a small and plain dwelling, the Randolphs would have been like other land-rich but still aspiring planters in the first quarter of the eighteenth century. Indeed, unpretentious house-building remained the wisest strategy for any planter who wanted to make a success of an underdeveloped tract-thus this first Tuckahoe dwelling may well have in many respects resembled the modest house which Peter and Jane Jefferson first built at [[Shadwell]] several decades later.	+	The Algonquian Indian name "Tuckahoe" dates from the seventeenth-century patents for the land, which refer to a "Tuckahoe Creek" as one of its boundaries. The tract's shoreline on the James River was one of the most valuable assets. William Randolph, an English immigrant who resided several miles down-river at Turkey Island, probably had the tract roughly cleared and cultivated as one of his outlying quarter plantations. It did not become a "home plantation" or Randolph family "seat" until after 1711, when William Randolph died, leaving each of his seven sons a substantial plantation and a workforce of slaves represented in his will by the phrase "with all appurtenances therunto belonging." To Thomas Randolph, the second son, William Randolph left the 3256-acre Tuckahoe tract. As was the custom for Virginians who found themselves with challenging agricultural improvements to complete and a sustaining income to attain, Thomas Randolph and his wife Judith Fleming probably contented themselves with a relatively small wood-framed house which enclosed two or three rooms and probably stood erect on posts set directly into the ground. In such a small and plain dwelling, the Randolphs would have been like other land-rich but still aspiring planters in the first quarter of the eighteenth century. Indeed, unpretentious house-building remained the wisest strategy for any planter who wanted to make a success of an underdeveloped tract--thus this first Tuckahoe dwelling may well have in many respects resembled the modest house which Peter and Jane Jefferson first built at [[Shadwell]] several decades later.

-	Architectural investigations confirm that Tuckahoe was constructed in two stages, and the north wing of the house is the earliest. This is discernible because the roof of the north section is completely covered with shingles - even that portion which is now protected by the later roof of the hyphen. These enclosed shingles show clear signs of once having been exposed to the weather. Establishing a sequence of construction, however, does not necessarily indicate dates of origin. For that, an intersection of documentary and architectural evidence provide the strongest clues.	+	Architectural investigations confirm that Tuckahoe was constructed in two stages, and the north wing of the house is the earliest. This is discernible because the roof of the north section is completely covered with shingles--even that portion which is now protected by the later roof of the hyphen. These enclosed shingles show clear signs of once having been exposed to the weather. Establishing a sequence of construction, however, does not necessarily indicate dates of origin. For that, an intersection of documentary and architectural evidence provide the strongest clues.

	Thomas Randolph died unexpectedly in 1730, leaving a widow, two daughters, and a son named "William" after his grandfather of Turkey Island. William Randolph was eighteen years old at the time and William Byrd of Westover, who paid a call on the morose widow, thought him "a pretty young man, but (he) had the misfortune to become his own master too soon. This puts young fellows upon wrong pursuits, before they have sence [sic] to judge rightly for themselves. Tho' at the same time they have a strange conceit of their own sufficiency, when they grow near 20 years old, especially if they happen to have a small smattering of learning. Tis then they fancy themselves wiser than all their tutor's and governor's which makes them headstrong to all advice and and above reproof and admonition."		Thomas Randolph died unexpectedly in 1730, leaving a widow, two daughters, and a son named "William" after his grandfather of Turkey Island. William Randolph was eighteen years old at the time and William Byrd of Westover, who paid a call on the morose widow, thought him "a pretty young man, but (he) had the misfortune to become his own master too soon. This puts young fellows upon wrong pursuits, before they have sence [sic] to judge rightly for themselves. Tho' at the same time they have a strange conceit of their own sufficiency, when they grow near 20 years old, especially if they happen to have a small smattering of learning. Tis then they fancy themselves wiser than all their tutor's and governor's which makes them headstrong to all advice and and above reproof and admonition."
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	Tuckahoe several times and while his foremost thoughts certainly dwelt on more momentous concerns, he obviously absorbed the workings		Tuckahoe several times and while his foremost thoughts certainly dwelt on more momentous concerns, he obviously absorbed the workings
	of Tuckahoe's divided house. Modern scholars may observe the initial effect of Tuckahoe's organization in Jefferson's plans for remodeling the Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, where he resided as revolutionary governor of Virginia in 1779 and 1780. Two of these sketches involve the transformation of the long rear wing that formerly enclosed the royal governors' ballroom and supper room, into a hyphen that would connect the original palace with an		of Tuckahoe's divided house. Modern scholars may observe the initial effect of Tuckahoe's organization in Jefferson's plans for remodeling the Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, where he resided as revolutionary governor of Virginia in 1779 and 1780. Two of these sketches involve the transformation of the long rear wing that formerly enclosed the royal governors' ballroom and supper room, into a hyphen that would connect the original palace with an
-	entirely new edifice of comparable proportions. Had these remodelings been realized, Jefferson would have drawn on the example of Tuckahoe to create an executive mansion for the new republic, one which afforded reception and entertaining space for all comers-even	+	entirely new edifice of comparable proportions. Had these remodelings been realized, Jefferson would have drawn on the example of Tuckahoe to create an executive mansion for the new republic, one which afforded reception and entertaining space for all comers--even
-	citizens with muddy boots and inclinations to spit-and also enclosed, beyond the hyphen, a zone of retreat for the governor and his intimates.	+	citizens with muddy boots and inclinations to spit--and also enclosed, beyond the hyphen, a zone of retreat for the governor and his intimates.

	Jefferson went on to design more compact revisions for the palace which largely were confined to alterations within the four existing		Jefferson went on to design more compact revisions for the palace which largely were confined to alterations within the four existing
	walls, but his commitment to designing house plans with clearly differentiated and architecturally distanced public and private domains remained firm. Of course, the most forceful yet integrated realization of the Tuckahoe example is at Monticello. Over the course of a remodeling that lasted from 1796 to 1809, Jefferson doubled the size of his house. In general conception, the three principal rooms of the original house became the western half of		walls, but his commitment to designing house plans with clearly differentiated and architecturally distanced public and private domains remained firm. Of course, the most forceful yet integrated realization of the Tuckahoe example is at Monticello. Over the course of a remodeling that lasted from 1796 to 1809, Jefferson doubled the size of his house. In general conception, the three principal rooms of the original house became the western half of
	a plan enlarged to the east, so that a center line inscribed through the house on a north-south axis divides the old from the new halves of Monticello. In function, however, Jefferson deftly resorted to partitions involving east-west delineations. The private side of		a plan enlarged to the east, so that a center line inscribed through the house on a north-south axis divides the old from the new halves of Monticello. In function, however, Jefferson deftly resorted to partitions involving east-west delineations. The private side of
-	the house was the south end, encompassing Jefferson's chamber, cabinet, library, and south piazza. Its availability-even to fondly welcomed visitors-was severely limited, as Anna Thornton discovered in 1802, when she encountered a locked library door during her	+	the house was the south end, encompassing Jefferson's chamber, cabinet, library, and south piazza. Its availability--even to fondly welcomed visitors--was severely limited, as Anna Thornton discovered in 1802, when she encountered a locked library door during her
	wanderings about the house. To the north of the parlor and hall, the public side of the house included the dining room, tea room, north		wanderings about the house. To the north of the parlor and hall, the public side of the house included the dining room, tea room, north
	piazza, and two bedrooms designated for guests. In conception, Monticello's hall and parlor were Tuckahoe's saloon, but one in		piazza, and two bedrooms designated for guests. In conception, Monticello's hall and parlor were Tuckahoe's saloon, but one in
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	financial distress. In 1830 Randolph was forced to sell Tuckahoe, and over the course of the nineteenth century, the property		financial distress. In 1830 Randolph was forced to sell Tuckahoe, and over the course of the nineteenth century, the property
	was sold several times more. Then in 1935, descendants of Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Mann Randolph purchased the house and a		was sold several times more. Then in 1935, descendants of Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Mann Randolph purchased the house and a
-	quantity of surrounding acres. Tuckahoe has remained secure in family hands to this day. It also stands as a significant testament to the depth of Jefferson's Virginia roots, and to his frequent resort to Virginia solutions for fundamental matters-including those of architectural design.	+	quantity of surrounding acres. Tuckahoe has remained secure in family hands to this day. It also stands as a significant testament to the depth of Jefferson's Virginia roots, and to his frequent resort to Virginia solutions for fundamental matters--including those of architectural design.

	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==