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The Green Spring Plantation greenhouse/orangery and the probable evolution of the domestic area landscape, a research report, prepared by M. Kent Brinkley ; for Colonial National Historical Park, National Park Service

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The Green Spring Plantation greenhouse/orangery and the probable evolution of the domestic area landscape, a research report, prepared by M. Kent Brinkley ; for Colonial National Historical Park, National Park Service
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197)
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The Green Spring Plantation greenhouse/orangery and the probable evolution of the domestic area landscape
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
prepared by M. Kent Brinkley ; for Colonial National Historical Park, National Park Service
Sub title
a research report
Table Of Contents
Preface -- Executive Summary -- Sources and Sites Examined and Research Methodology Used -- An Overview of Green Spring's General Site History and Significant Events -- Bacon's Rebellion of 1676 and its Impact on Green Spring Plantation -- Sir William Berkeley's Building and Horticultural Pursuits at Green Spring -- The Ludwell-Lee Families' Building and Horticultural Pursuits at Green Spring -- Overview of Previous Archaeological Excavations at Green Spring -- What is Known and What is Not Known About the Green Spring Site and How it Evolved -- A Historical Overview of Greenhouses in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries -- A Comparative Study of Greenhouses with the Ruined Green Spring Structure -- Overall Summary of Research Findings/Conclusions -- Recommendations for Further Archaeologial Investigations and Site Analysis -- Short Titles -- Resource Bibliography
Target audience
adult
Content