Monticello
Monticello was the home of President Thomas Jefferson. It is near Charlottesville, Virginia. It is now a National Historic Landmark.
| Monticello | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Albemarle County, near Charlottesville, Virginia, USA |
| Built | 1772 |
| Architect | Thomas Jefferson |
| Architectural style(s) | Neoclassical, Palladian |
| Governing body | The Thomas Jefferson Foundation (TJF) |
| Official name: Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville | |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, iv, vi |
| Designated | 1987 (11th session) |
| Reference No. | 442 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Designated | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Reference No. | 66000826 |
| Designated | December 19, 1960[2] |
Invalid designation | |
| Designated | September 9, 1969[3] |
| Reference No. | 002-0050 |
It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[4]
History
Jefferson designed the house based on the principles of Andrea Palladio. Construction began in 1768. Jefferson moved in two years later. He remodelled the house after picking up ideas in Europe. The house is located on a peak in the Southwest Mountains. Its name is Italian for "Little Mountain". Slave quarters were located 300 feet south of the house on Mulberry Row. These quarters were occupied by slaves working in the house. The slaves working in the fields lived in another place. A cabin on Mulberry Row was once the home of Sally Hemings. She was a slave who had a long relationship with Jefferson after his wife died. She gave birth to six of his children. An image of the house has appeared on the United States nickel and on the two-dollar bill. Monticello became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. It has been owned and operated by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation since 1923.
Gallery
Jefferson, 1800
Monticello
Monticello from the gardens
Postage stamp, 1956
Panoramas
Monticello Media
Some of the gardens on the property
Under the dome at Monticello, VA
The logo at Monticello's official website, hosted by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation
The frontispiece of The Bloom of Monticello—a photo taken of Monticello in 1926.
Monticello depicted on the reverse of the 1953 $2 bill. Note the two "Levy lions" on either side of the entrance. The lions, placed there by Jefferson Levy, were removed in 1923 when the Thomas Jefferson Foundation purchased the house.
In a time before refrigeration, Jefferson had the pond stocked with fish, to be available on demand.
Master Bedroom, looking southwest (1978)
Jefferson's vegetable garden
Plaque commemorating Monticello Graveyard, owned and operated separately by the Monticello Association
Nickel Monticello 2003
Related pages
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2006-03-15.
- ↑ "Monticello (Thomas Jefferson House)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville"; retrieved 2012-4-18.
Other websites
Media related to Monticello at Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, official site
- The Monticello Explorer, an interactive multimedia look at the house
- Thomas Jefferson Wiki Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Monticello Association, private lineage society of Jefferson descendants
- Tour Experience of Monticello
- Jefferson's Dome at Monticello
- A photographic collection of Thomas Jefferson's architecture Archived 2020-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
- "Thomas Jefferson Lived Here." Popular Mechanics, August 1954, pp. 97–103/212.
- "Life Portrait of Thomas Jefferson", broadcast from Monticello
