Facts about Monticello
Jefferson's work on Monticello helped initiate the ensuing American fashion for Federal-style architecture.
Constructed of red brick and white wood trim, the house at Monticello measures 110 feet, two inches in length from north to south, and 87 feet, nine inches in width from east to west.
Construction of Monticello was substantially completed in 1809 with the erection of its distinctive dome.
Monticello, located near Charlottesville, Virginia, was the estate of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, third president of the United States, and founder of the University of Virginia.
Monticello is the only home in the United States of America that has been designated a World Heritage Site.
Much of Monticello's interior decoration reflects the ideas and ideals of Jefferson himself.
When Jefferson left Monticello in 1784 for extended travels in Europe, the original design of the house was largely completed except for porticos and decorative interior woodwork.
Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, and Monticello was inherited by his eldest daughter Martha Jefferson Randolph.
Work began on Monticello in 1768, and Jefferson moved into the South Pavilion (an outbuilding) in 1770.
Upon his return, Jefferson expanded his vision for Monticello to incorporate features of Palladian buildings and ruins he admired overseas.
In 2004, the trustees acquired the only property that overlooks Monticello, the tall mountain that Jefferson called Montalto, but known to Charlottesville residents as Mountaintop Farm.
Jefferson Levy, like his uncle, repaired, restored, and preserved Monticello, which was deteriorating seriously while the lawsuits wended their way through the courts in New York and Virginia.
The officials at Monticello had long viewed the property located on the mountain as an eyesore, and were very interested in purchasing the property when it became available.
When Jefferson left Monticello in 1784 for extended travels in Europe, the original design of the house was largely completed except for porticos and decorative interior woodwork.
Jefferson's work on Monticello helped initiate the ensuing American fashion for Federal-style architecture.
Monticello, located near Charlottesville, Virginia, was the estate of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, third president of the United States, and founder of the University of Virginia.
From 1989 to 1992, a team of architects from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) painstakingly created a collection of measured drawings of Monticello.
Constructed of red brick and white wood trim, the house at Monticello measures 110 feet, two inches in length from north to south, and 87 feet, nine inches in width from east to west.