page_title: Andrew Jackson Downing
section_title: Downing's philosophy
hierarchical_section_title: Andrew Jackson Downing / Downing's philosophy
caption_attribution_description: English: View of the exterior of "Aurora," a house built by Thomas Jefferson Penn in 1853, at Penn's Store, Patrick County, Virginia, named for his ancestors. The house is today listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1]
context_page_description: Andrew Jackson Downing was an American landscape designer, horticulturist, and writer, a prominent advocate of the Gothic Revival in the United States, and editor of The Horticulturist magazine. Downing is considered to be a founder of American landscape architecture.
context_section_description: People's pride in their country is connected to pride in their home. If they can decorate and build their homes to symbolize the values they hope to embody, such as prosperity, education and patriotism, they will be happier people and better citizens.
  "A good house will lead to a good civilization."
  The "individual home has a great value to a people."
  "There is a moral influence in a country home."
  A good home will encourage its inhabitants to pursue a moral existence.
caption: Aurora, Penn's Store, Patrick County, Virginia. Built in 1853 and Influenced by Downing's designs
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