Professional Work Gustave A. Sedon

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1 professional work

1.1 belle aire
1.2 hollins college
1.3 pleasant grove plantation
1.4 salem presbyterian church
1.5 speedwell plantation





professional work
belle aire

belle aire constructed benjamin deyerle , carpenter gustave a. sedon (also known gustavus sedon) pitzer family in 1849. greek revival embellishments influenced new england architect asher benjamin s publication practical house carpenter of 1830. l-shaped home of brick construction stuccoed doric pilasters @ corners. recoginizable feature 2-story pedimented portico 4 fluted doric columns @ each level. kitchen addition replaced original outbuilding , side portico has been enclosed. otherwise, belle aire remains in 1850. today home remains private residence. became virginia historic landmark in 1966 , listed in national register of historic places in 1975.


hollins college

the main dorm of hollins college decorated , enhanced sedon. in sedon s daybook, journals, these bits , pieces of decorations noted. seadon (sic) interesting character wry sense of humor, though had troubles spelling in english. 1 year before civil war, journal notes had build walkway necessary- walk way outhouse behind building. next year cryptically noted cover walkway necessary. obviously, young ladies didn t getting wet walked downstairs. sedon s initial contract college on main building began in 1860, interrupted during civil war. wasn t paid work until 1866. recalled repeatedly through 1879 completing porches, balustrades, interior woodwork, other improvements , repairs.


pleasant grove plantation

sedon did major woodwork on pleasant grove (salem, virginia). 1 of interesting things pleasant grove fine architectural detail on front put out on house gustavus seadon (sic), german carpenter/handyman contractor. house has interesting ionic columns sedon carved , cast iron balcony on top sedon or joseph deyerle, owner of house, ordered lynchburg, virginia or maybe richmond. someday ll pursue iron work interesting know exact ironwork on witherow house in lexington, virginia, on house on main street in lynchburg, virginia, , building in richmond, virginia.


salem presbyterian church

he employed build salem presbyterian church (salem, virginia). master builder has not been determined seems benjamin deyerle built many of finer greek revival plantation houses in area. church s woodwork attributed gustavia d. sedon (actually, gustave a. sedon), well-known roanoke county carpenter. of architectural details based on plates in ante-bellum builders handbooks such of asher benjamin , owen biddle, jr..


speedwell plantation

speedwell , built colonel lewis speedwell harvey (1785-1842) , later owned son-in-law, tazewell m. starkey, , classic i-form virginia house made of brick. harvey s granddaughter, henrietta powers harvey starkey, contracted gustavus sedon remodeling work , construct greek revival porch , door case on i-form in may 1877. unusual door case @ speedwell in style of sedon s work, worked on 1849 greek revival home, belle aire, in roanoke. similarity between porch columns on hollins college s main dormitory (records show sedon carpenter) , front porch columns of speedwell confirm work on both.








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