Janelia Farm House Designed by architect Philip Smith of Smith and Walker (Boston) and completed in 1936, Janelia is one of Virginia's last examples of the country house ideal that was fostered in England and spread to America in the late 19th century. The economic conditions of the 1930s and World War II brought the era of genteel country living with live-in servants on large estates to an end for most of America. Janelia was the creation of Vinton L. Pickens, a professional artist and civic leader, and her hu*****and, correspondent and author Robert S. Pickens. The house and grounds are situated on a corner of Coton, a former Lee family plantation once owned by Ludwell Lee's cousin Thomas Ludwell Lee. (See Belmont Plantation for more Lee family history.) Janelia was named after the Pickens' daughters, Jane and Cornelia. Much of the acreage of Janelia was farmed and used for horse and dog breeding but farming was just a pastime for the Pickenses. Robert was a writer and Washington correspondent for the Associated Press and had a book published in 1934 dealing with contemporary international relations in the Pacific area. Vinton, a professional artist, had her work shown in Paris, New York, and Washington. Mrs. Pickens was chairman of the first planning commission in Loudoun Country. It was organized in 1941 and, under her leadership, a 1942 zoning ordinance made Loudoun the first completely rural county in the United States to be zoned throughout. She served on the commission until 1961. Philip Smith, Janelia's architect, was born in 1890 and graduated Harvard University in 1911. Janelia was his only Virginia commission (he was a personal friend of the Pickenses) and his only building outside the Northeast. It is listed in AIA biographical files among his principal buildings which also include the Tabernacle Church (1923) and the Holyoke Institute Building (1936), both in Salem, MA. (1)
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哈,何时拍的?我收了,谢!跟一张 Janelia Farm House
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04/13/2011 postreply
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OPs Janelia Farm House
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04/13/2011 postreply
10:50:55
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俺在这上班, 今天早上雨刚停时拍的.
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04/13/2011 postreply
10:53:33
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在英国。
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04/13/2011 postreply
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顶,那片云可来的真好,不是GND?
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04/13/2011 postreply
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黑白做得好,大片,有情绪
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04/13/2011 postreply
12:22:13
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喜欢这黑白的调子
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04/13/2011 postreply
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拍的漂亮。
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04/13/2011 postreply
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气氛到了
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04/13/2011 postreply
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Very nice!
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04/13/2011 postreply
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漂亮的黑白片!
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04/13/2011 postreply
16:56:09
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好
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04/13/2011 postreply
20:03:03
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拍出时代感
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04/13/2011 postreply
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好黑白,赞!
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04/13/2011 postreply
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毒!美味儿!大师,学习了,什么镜头拍的?: )....分享大师的作品多了,受益受益匪浅啊!
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04/14/2011 postreply
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这黑白,味道十足!
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04/14/2011 postreply
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漂亮,超赞!
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04/14/2011 postreply
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