ello's own mountaintop kiln. He studied P2 the crafts of stonecutting, brick making and carpentry to carry out the work of construction. The only things he had to get elsewhere were the intricate fittings like brass locks and doorknobs or glass. Slowly but surely Jefferson finished a small brick building, which was the south pavilion, in 1770. Later the north pavilion was finished and served as a study for his son-in-law. These buildings were separate from the house at the time but eventually were connected to it by raised wood walkways or platforms called "terraces." These terraces were to be roofed over and were to hide the service areas from the main house. These service areas were called "dependencies". The slave quarters, the kitchen and a smokehouse for curing and preserving meats were located in the south dependencies located beneath the south terrace. The north dependencies were where the stables, carriage houses, an icehouse, and a laundry were located. These L-shaped terrace links between the main house and the north and south pavilions were not fully completed until after 1800. In 1774 the center section of the mansion and its south wing had been completed. What now emerged as an elegant building in Jefferson's design was a two-story home whose central section contained a front hall, parlor and upstairs library. Also a double-decked portico or two colonnaded porches capped by a triangular pediment. When you entered the hall from the mansion's east front, the master bedroom was on the left, and the dining room was on the right. Jefferson's bedroom was pretty unique in design. His bed was built in between his study and his bedroom so he could step from the bed to either room at any time. The whole mansion's design was inspired by the works of Andrea Palladio. He was a 16th century Italian architect who had studied the architectural styles of ancient Rome, and his architectural styles became known as the ...
