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In 1993, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation commemorated the 250th anniversary of Jefferson's birth with a catalog and loan exhibition, "The Worlds of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello." More than 150 objects and works of art once belonging to Jefferson returned to Monticello, and many of those items remain on exhibit.
The Authors. Leslie Greene Bowman is President of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello. Formerly Executive Director of the Winterthur Museum, she is the author of American Arts & Crafts: Virtue in Design, and American Rococo, 1750-1775: Elegance in Ornament. She has served by presidential appointment on the Committee for the ...
Thomas Jefferson designed his home, Monticello, after inheriting 5,000 acres just outside Charlottesville, Va., in Albemarle County. The neoclassical house amidst a tobacco plantation became a model of Jeffersonian architecture and the family's primary residence. Today, Monticello is a National Historic Landmark as well as a UNESCO World ...
Monticello is the autobiographical masterpiece of Thomas Jefferson—designed and redesigned and built and rebuilt for more than forty years. Its gardens were a botanic showpiece, a source of food, and an experimental laboratory of ornamental and useful plants from around the world.
Monticello is the autobiographical masterpiece of Thomas Jefferson—designed and redesigned and built and rebuilt for more than forty years. Its gardens were a botanic showpiece, a source of food, and an experimental laboratory of ornamental and useful plants from around the world. Explore the House and Grounds online.
931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway Charlottesville, VA 22902 GENERAL INFORMATION: (434) 984-9800 Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. Mapping Address. Monticello 1050 Monticello ...
These imported furnishings mixed well with the Virginia-made bureau his wife used during their marriage and furniture made at Monticello. It was in the Alcove Bed in this room where Jefferson spent his last hours, passing away on July 4, 1826, 50 years after the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Virtual tours of this room.
