Thomas Jefferson used brick arches in Monticello's outside and inside walls. Doorways inside had arches then wood frames.

In Thomas Jefferson's time, brickmasons were often also brickmakers and plasterers.

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Despite being a brick house, most of the work of building Monticello was done by woodworkers, not bricklayers.

Thomas Jefferson owned over 10,000 acres that were forested and was reluctant to sell timber from his property.

A large part of the wood used to build Monticello came from Thomas Jefferson's own land.

"without that resource I could not have built as I have done" - Jefferson to Richard Morris on forested lands, August 29, 1803.

On Monticello's Mulberry Row, lumber was cut, dried and stored. There was also a permanent joiner's shop.

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Monticello's Mulberry Row joiner's shop had a stone foundation with wood walls and a fireplace.

Monticello's furniture and interior woodwork were often made in the joiner's shop.

When Thomas Jefferson was served a new dish he liked, he questioned his host and made notes on the recipe.

Thomas Jefferson purchased several cast iron stoves in France, some of these were used for cooking.

Some of Monticello's copper and cast iron cook ware could weigh thirty pounds when empty and twice that much when full.

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The kitchen at Monticello today was built during Jefferson's presidency, the previous kitchen was under the South Pavilion.

A joiner or carpenter in Thomas Jefferson's time would be similar to what we would call today a wood carver.