Hayes: The Plantation, Its People, and Their Papers - Tapa dura

A fascinating portrayal of a handsome, timeless house in Chowan County near Edenton and of the people associated with it. Designed by British architect William Nichols and built for prominent planter James Cathcart Johnston, the home and its collections have remained intact for almost 200 years. Lavish color photographs by John O. Peters depict both the interior and exterior of the house. A large number of original documents are reproduced that chronicle Johnston's management of the plantation during the antebellum period.

John G. Zehmer, Jr., received undergraduate and graduate degrees in architectural history from the University of Virginia. He was director of the Historic Richmond Foundation (1974-1981) and headed the Capital Region Office of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources from 1998 to 2004.