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Regan Mcfadin 's blog ::Writing, Monticello and UVA







Regan Mcfadin 's blog ::Writing, Monticello and UVA








Monticello               Florida               is               tucked               away               in               Florida's               Panhandle.

Located               in               Jefferson               County,               and               in               close               proximity               to               Georgia,               Monticello               is               one               of               those               small               towns               that               time               forgot.

There               are               numerous               old               Florida               towns               up               north,               but               Monticello               stands               out               for               its               graceful               architectural               homes               and               buildings               that               depict               some               of               the               best               period               architecture               in               one               locale.

Known               as               a               Main               Street               town,               Monticello               has               the               distinct               presence               of               classic               American,               yet               there               are               more               European               inspired               forms               of               architecture               than               most               small               towns               throughout               the               northern               sector.

The               giant               oak               trees               line               the               streets,               casting               shade               onto               immaculately               groomed               landscapes,               that               house               period               homes,               many               listed               on               the               National               Register               of               Historic               Places.

Some               are               private               residences,               others               were               once               private               homes               back               in               the               19th               and               early               20th               century,               and               now               house               museums,               medical               offices               and               recreational               centers.
               The               town's               architecture               consists               of               varied               styles,               but               what               is               most               prominent               are               its               Greek               Revival               (1850-1874),               Gothic               Revival               (1840-1880),               Queen               Anne               (1880-1910),               and               Ante-bellum               architecture.

Some               other               periods               to               be               found               are               Italianate               (1840-1890),               Bungalow/Craftsman,               Classical               Revival,               and               more.

What               is               most               apparent               when               admiring               these               buildings,               is               the               amount               of               skilled               workmanship               that               went               into               developing               the               woodwork               and               structures.
               Gothic               Revival               in               Monticello               consists               of               archways,               many               pointed               like               one               would               notice               on               a               church.

A               lot               of               public               buildings               in               the               area               are               more               Gothic               inspired,               from               churches,               to               town               centers.

Gothic               is               noticeable               for               its               pointy               archways,               and               type               of               ribbed               bend               in               the               archway               or               structure.

The               Victorian               Revival               buildings               and               private               homes               are               similar               to               Gothic,               yet               they               are               more               subdued,               less               grand.

There               are               the               less               detailed               types               like               these               that               are               used               to               house               boutiques,               such               as               specialty               and               antique               shops.

What               makes               Monticello               stand               out               is               the               fact               that               many               of               the               structures               used               as               private               homes               are               indeed               Gothic               influenced,               and               when               driving               or               walking               past               these               dwellings,               one               gets               the               feeling               of               being               in               a               "big"               town,               due               to               the               mammoth               size               in               width,               height               and               impressive               angular               columns.

In               the               smaller               areas               of               town,               where               it               isn't               purely               residential,               one               can               find               different               periods               of               architecture               on               common-place               buildings               as               well.
               Monticello               is               located               twenty-three               miles               from               Tallahassee,               the               state               capitol.

One               of               the               best               times               to               go               is               in               the               fall,               when               that               part               of               north               Florida               experiences               a               brisk               drop               in               temperature               and               the               leaves               change               color.

It               is               quite               a               glorious               site               to               behold               in               Florida,               known               for               its               hot               tropical               climate               in               general,               to               experience               a               cooler               variance               than               the               southern               tip               of               the               state.

To               get               to               Monticello,               take               I-10.

If               you               go               to               Monticello               in               June,               there               is               the               annual               Watermelon               Festival,               where               they               crown               a               watermelon               queen.






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