Jeffersonian Architecture: The State Capital of VirginiaMost people know Thomas Jefferson for his political achievements such as writing the Declaration of Independence or becoming the third president of the United States, however, most people don't know that I don't know that he was a polymath or a jack of all trades. Jefferson was everything from a political philosopher, diplomat, and mathematician, to a farmer or violinist and everything in between (Howard 10). Although, in a political sense, he was one of the most influential figures in American history, he influenced American history in other ways as well, including architecture. Thomas Jefferson was one of the greatest political thinkers of his time and allowed political thinking to influence his ideas on architecture. In fact, he often intentionally instilled political ideas into his architecture as a reaction against the English (Howard 10). He was also a classicist, meaning he studied ancient arts such as Greek or Roman, focusing primarily on the works of Palladio. His goal was to introduce classical architecture to American society...