On Architecture
“A connection to the land, a desire for simplified living and the whimsy afforded by a slower but more satisfying pace of life is shown on the porch…Wrap-around porches, stripped poplar columns out of trees off the property…Milk-washed tongue and groove clapboard is reversed and butt-jointed for an imperfect and totally charming look.”
“Styled on southern mountain cabins of the 1800’s,architect Bill Tucker of Fredericksburg, Virginia based William B. Tucker Architects, took painstaking efforts to recreate a simple design by incorporating the local materials and craftsmanship that homesteaders would have relied on nearly two centuries ago.”
“A diverse topography of creeks, mountains, and fields- mountain laurel, rhododendron, hardwoods, white pine, hemlock, and wildflowers—feed off the headwaters, streams, creeks, in a rich and unspoiled setting…”
