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Building an Identity: Exploring the Relationship between Colonial and Georgian Architecture to Colonial Culture in Old Virginia in the Seventeenth Century to Eighteenth Century
Description
The aim of this thesis is to explore the relationship between architecture and history in Virginia from 1607 to the eve of the American Revolution to create a complete historical narrative. The interdependency of history and architecture creates culturally important pieces and projects the colonist's need to connect to the past as well as their innovations in their own cultural exploration. The thesis examines the living conditions of the colonists that formed Jamestown, and describes the architectural achievements and the historical events that were taking place at the time. After Jamestown, the paper moves on to the innovations of early Virginian architecture from Colonial architecture to Georgian architecture found in Williamsburg. Conclusively, the thesis presents a historical narrative on how architecture displays a collection of ideals from the Virginian colonists at the time. The external display of architecture parallels the events as well as the economic conditions of Virginia, creating a social dialogue between the gentry and the common class in the colony of Virginia.
Date Created
2015-05
Contributors
- Chang, Hosu (Author)
- Gray, Susan (Thesis director)
- O'Donnell, Catherine (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
- School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies (Contributor)
- School of Social Transformation (Contributor)
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92 pages
Language
eng
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In Copyright
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Academic Year 2014-2015
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.29450
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minimal
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