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ADDRESS: 931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway Charlottesville, VA 22902 GENERAL INFORMATION: (434) 984-9800
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ADDRESS: 931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway Charlottesville, VA...
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The House. Monticello is the autobiographical masterpiece of...
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Apr 29, 2014 · Women and the House. Monticello is most famously known as Thomas Jefferson’s house. However, many people occupied its rooms, including Jefferson’s daughters, grandchildren and the enslaved. In contrast to Jefferson’s sanctum sanctorum, the second story was a crowded, busy, and feminine space, occupied by women from the crib to old age.
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Jul 3, 2017 · The room where Sally Hemings lived was next to Thomas Jefferson’s bedroom. It was about 15 feet wide and 13 feet long. There were no windows. It “would have been dark, damp and uncomfortable ...
Mar 19, 2018 · Monticello: The House of the Future. Inspired by the past, Thomas Jefferson created more than a classic American house. One day in 1757, a Virginia tobacco planter and surveyor named Peter Jefferson died, leaving thousands of hilly, wooded acres to his 14-year-old son, Thomas. The lanky, red-haired heir already felt a special attachment to a ...
As a 5,000 acre plantation, around 130 enslaved men, women, and children lived at Monticello at any given time. About 15 slaves worked in the house as domestic workers. Jefferson reorganized his private suite of rooms after he sold his vast personal collection of books, maps and pamphlets to Congress in 1815.
Monticello is worth a visit if you like a little bit of history and find yourself in the Charlottesville/Central Virginia area. The home itself is a fascinating glimpse into the unique architecture and artwork of the time period as per Thomas Jefferson's personal style.
- 1050 Monticello Lp Charlottesville, VA 22902
