The Charming and Eccentric Lives of Truxtun and Marie Beale, 1856 – 1956
On December 21, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order on Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture. In it, he wrote about the importance of architecture and complained about the modern Brutalist design of so many federal buildings. He called for more architecture with classical designs, which he defined as: the architectural tradition derived from the …
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General Edward Fitzgerald Beale bought Decatur House, an historic home in Washington, D.C. near the White House, just after the Civil War. He and his family entertained people there for years, just as his daughter-in-law Marie would for many years after. A favorite time of year was Christmas. Gerald Eugene Thompson in his dissertation titled …
Truxtun and Marie Beale’s cremated remains are interred at Bruton Parish Episcopal Church in Williamsburg, Virginia. Since neither of them was a member of the church, nor active in the Episcopal Church, this might seem odd. Neither of them was from Williamsburg either, nor known to spend much time in the area. Although nominally Beale …
I wrote this book. Rewrote it. Then edited it many times. I still find occasional typos or things that could be worded better. Right now, there is no publisher behind this book. That might change. Or I might self-publish. I believe that is going to be the future of much publishing and has many advantages …