Thomas Jefferson's Gates at the University of
Virginia
As
a Jeffersonian scholar, Charles made a pilgrimage in 2002
to what was the last challenge in Thomas Jefferson's long
life. The
University of Virginia was to be an institution of higher
learning, not affiliated with religion. Unlike Princeton,
which by the way was founded by the Presbyterian William
Tennant and to whom Charles is a direct descendant, the
UVA curriculum was to be more closely aligned to Jefferson's
agnostic take on creation. But not only the curriculum: the
architecture itself. Every building in the original
'lawn' campus, began on his drawing board. Down the
the smallest details, such as the 20 wood gates shown below. In
his 80's at the time, with a mind that simply could not
stop.
The quote at the bottom:
"It is neither wealth nor splendor,
but tranquility and occupation which give happiness"
As
a Jeffersonian scholar, Charles made a pilgrimage in 2002
to what was the last challenge in Thomas Jefferson's long
life. The
University of Virginia was to be an institution of higher
learning, not affiliated with religion. Unlike Princeton,
which by the way was founded by the Presbyterian William
Tennant and to whom Charles is a direct descendant, the
UVA curriculum was to be more closely aligned to Jefferson's
agnostic take on creation. But not only the curriculum: the
architecture itself. Every building in the original
'lawn' campus, began on his drawing board. Down the
the smallest details, such as the 20 wood gates shown below. In
his 80's at the time, with a mind that simply could not
stop.
