Inspired by Thomas Jefferson's home at Monticello, I moved my business
to Charlottesville, Virginia. Jefferson's master carpenter, James
Dinsmore, spent twelve years translating his patron's ideas into wood
creations that have lasted more than two centuries. Among them is the
octagon dome room that crowns the home. Dinsmore later remodeled Montpelier,
the home of third president James Madison, and built the early
pavilions at the University of Virginia. He was one of
Charlottesville's first developers – the city is sprinkled with
many of his homes and buildings, and I have found a few of them.
