Greek Revival, Indian Summer

The Glenn Fellows toured northern Virginia on a gorgeous October day, inspiring speculation at one point about the etymological origins of the term "Indian summer." At such times, one reaches--cautiously, to be sure--for Wikipedia. Here's the link. I lean toward the explanation that stresses the late harvesting of squash and other crops associated with Indians in the northeast.

We also had some lessons in architectural history along the way. Carlyle House, in Old Town Alexandria, is the fulfillment of the ambitions of an English gentleman of the Georgian era. Only fifty years later, George Washington Parke Custis was building Arlington House, a Greek temple, part of early-nineteenth century effort to express the distinctiveness of American cultural values.

Photos, from top to bottom: the Glenn Fellows in front of Arlington House; the Greek Temple at Paestum, Italy; the Glenn Fellows at Arlington Cemetery, a Roman Revival city in the background.