Life
By Connie Huang
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October 22, 2007
It wasn't until the beginning of the 19th century that Thomas Jefferson could begin to materialize the vision of the Academical Village he had long dreamed of since the construction of his own home, Monticello.
His architectural design for the University was to be far different from that of existing educational institutions, which featured a large house and subsequent identical houses that were built only when the student population grew and funds were available.
The conception of the Academical Village
In a letter to the Trustees for the Lottery of East Tennessee College, Jefferson wrote that his University would allow "dry communication between all the schools.