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John Hartwell Cocke (1780-1866) : from Jeffersonian Palladianism to romantic colonial revivalism in antebellum Virginia

Author: Muriel Brine Rogers
Dissertation: Thesis (Ph. D.)--Virginia Commonwealth University, 2003.
Edition/Format:   Thesis/dissertation : Thesis/dissertation : Manuscript   Archival Material : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Begins with a discussion of the Cocke family's Elizabethan roots. Proceeds to examine Bremo mansion and what influenced its builder, Virginian planter and amateur architect John Hartwell Cocke (1780-1866), whose style evolved from Jeffersonian Classicism to a revival of English Tudor-Stuart or Jacobean architecture.
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Named Person: John Hartwell Cocke; Cocke family.; Thomas Jefferson; Thomas Jefferson
Material Type: Thesis/dissertation, Manuscript
Document Type: Book, Archival Material
All Authors / Contributors: Muriel Brine Rogers
OCLC Number: 54763738
Description: v, 356 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
Contents: Introduction --
ch. 1. Cockes in Virginia: English roots through four centuries --
ch. 2. Bremo --
ch. 3. Cocke builds off the Bremo plantation --
ch. 4. Cocke's break from Jeffersonian Palladianism --
ch. 5. Sequels --
Conclusion --
Bibliography --
Figures --
Appendix A. List of books in the library of John Hartwell Cocke --
Appendix B. Col. William Bolling to John Hartwell Cocke, December, 1829.
Responsibility: by Muriel Brine Rogers.

Abstract:

Begins with a discussion of the Cocke family's Elizabethan roots. Proceeds to examine Bremo mansion and what influenced its builder, Virginian planter and amateur architect John Hartwell Cocke (1780-1866), whose style evolved from Jeffersonian Classicism to a revival of English Tudor-Stuart or Jacobean architecture.
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