Homewood Museum Architecture Lecture: The Material World of Eyre Hall

Homewood Museum

Homewood Museum's annual Architecture Lecture returns with a program on Eyre Hall by architecture scholar and author Carl Lounsbury!

Johns Hopkins University

Built in 1759 by Littleton Eyre, Eyre Hall on Virginia’s Eastern Shore is one of only a handful of houses in Virginia today that is owned by descendants of its original builders. In addition, it retains a rich collection of family objects, including furniture, silver, ceramics, glass, painting, prints, and books accumulated by several generations of Eyres. As a result, Eyre Hall is a microcosm of Virginia history, its plantation landscape and associated objects emblematic of a stratified society that was built on slavery and suffered the tribulations wrought by wars, emancipation, and several depressions. Drawing on anecdotes and information from his latest book, <a href="https://gilesltd.com/product/eyre-hall" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Material World of Eyre Hall: Four Centuries of Chesapeake History</a>, architecture scholar Carl Lounsbury will discuss the history of the property and consider its many relevant legacies. <ul><li>5-6 p.m. Reception and book-signing with Carl Lounsbury, <a href="https://museums.jhu.edu/homewood-museum/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Homewood Museum</a></li><li>6:30-8 p.m. Talk and Q&amp;A with Carl Lounsbury, <a href="https://retrospective.jhu.edu/our-collection/barn" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Merrick Barn</a> </li></ul>About the SpeakerCarl Lounsbury has been a member of the Architectural Research Department at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation since 1982. In addition to research, Dr. Lounsbury has taught at University of Mary Washington; Virginia Commonwealth University, and the University of Virginia. He is currently coordinator of the NIAHD program at Colonial Williamsburg and a lecturer in the History Department at The College of William and Mary. Publications include: An Illustrated Glossary of Early Southern Architecture and Landscape, The Courthouses of Early Virginia: An Architectural History, Essays in Early American Architectural History: A View from the Chesapeake, and The Material World of Eyre Hall: Four Centuries of Chesapeake History. SponsorshipThe 2022 Homewood Museum Architecture Lecture is made possible in part by the following generous supporters. If interested in becoming a supporter, please contact Dominique Zeltzman, Associate Director of Development for the JHU Museums, at dzeltzman@jhu.edu.  BenefactorsThe Dugan Griffin Charitable FundJenkins Baer AssociatesForbes and Sara ManerMary and Chuck MeyerVincent Greene ArchitectsPatronsShane and Kyle Gahan Chesapeake Tile &amp; MarbleFellowsJohn GrahamMcLain Wiesand Libby and Tim NaylorSylvia Eggleston Wehr

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