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“Jefferson’s design of Poplar Forest as a villa grew out of his personal program of ideological goals. In giving shape to his architectural and ideological ideals, Jefferson gave shape to universal human concerns as well … From the bright, perfectly proportioned middle room of Poplar Forest, described as 'the ideal of human reason rendered in space,' and outward into the landscape, the site reflects the Age of Reason’s debate concerning man’s role in nature and, conversely, nature’s impact on man.” —Travis MacDonald, Poplar Forest’s Director of Architectural Restoration, “The Universal Significance of Jefferson’s Architecture”