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The House. Monticello is the autobiographical masterpiece of Thomas Jefferson—designed and redesigned and built and rebuilt for more than forty years—and its gardens were a botanic showpiece, a source of food, and an experimental laboratory of ornamental and useful plants from around the world.
The Jubilee of Independence. Jefferson died on the fiftieth Independence Day, July 4th, 1826. On June 24th, Jefferson's physician was called to his bedside because of an illness, and his condition worsened until he lost consciousness on July 2nd. From then on, Jefferson slept fitfully, waking only to inquire whether it were yet the Fourth of July.
Monticello is the only home in the United States of America that has been designated a World Heritage Site. From 1989 to 1992, a team of architects from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) painstakingly created a collection of measured drawings of Monticello. These drawings are now kept at the Library of Congress.
Jeffersonian Dinners. Dinners were one of the highlights of the day for Thomas Jefferson and his guests. Guests to Monticello noted that the first dinner bell customarily rang at half past three o'clock, and the second called them to the table at four. [1] When they arrived in the Dining Room, they quite likely found Thomas Jefferson reading.
Monticello. 9:05 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. Tour. This 2.5 hour, guided, small-group, interactive tour explores Monticello through the perspectives of enslaved people who labored on the plantation. Similar tour previously titled the "Hemings Family Tour." Buy Ticket.
The David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center and Smith Education Center serve as the 21st-century gateway to Jefferson's timeless Monticello, with multiple components that transform the visitor experience by preparing guests for their trips to the historic mountaintop through dynamic content presenting fresh perspectives on Monticello and the enduring significance of Jefferson's life and ideas.
In 1796, James Hemings left Monticello as a literate free man with $30. Over the next five years, he put his valuable culinary skills to work in Philadelphia, Baltimore and possibly Europe. In February 1801, Jefferson tried unsuccessfully to recruit him as chef de cuisine at the President’s House. In August, Jefferson persuaded James to cook ...
