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  2. Monticello - Wikipedia

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    Monticello and its reflection Some of the gardens on the property. Monticello (/ ˌ m ɒ n t ɪ ˈ tʃ ɛ l oʊ / MON-tih-CHEL-oh) was the primary plantation of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father, author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third president of the United States, who began designing Monticello after inheriting land from his father at the age of 14.

  3. Poplar Forest - Wikipedia

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    Designated NHL. November 11, 1971 [3] Designated VLR. May 13, 1969 [1] Poplar Forest is a plantation and retreat home in Forest, Virginia, United States, that belonged to Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father and third U.S. president. Jefferson inherited the property in 1773 and began designing and working on his retreat home in 1806.

  4. Gardens of Monticello - Wikipedia

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    The Gardens of Monticello were gardens first designed by Thomas Jefferson for his plantation Monticello near Charlottesville, Virginia. Jefferson's detailed historical accounts of his 5,000 acres provide much information about the ever-changing contents of the gardens. [1] The areas included a flower garden, a fruit orchard, and a vegetable garden.

  5. Thomas Jefferson's enslaved mistress' living quarters found - AOL

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    On a sunny weekday this spring, Monticello tour guide Tom Nash spoke to a group of white tourists and shared stories about slavery on the sprawling Jefferson plantation. "This is a spectacular ...

  6. Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States

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    Lafayette left France on the American merchant vessel Cadmus, on July 13, 1824, and his tour began on August 15, 1824, when he arrived at Staten Island, New York.He toured the Northern and Eastern United States in the fall of 1824, including stops at Monticello to visit Thomas Jefferson and Washington, D.C., where he was received at the White House by President James Monroe.

  7. Jeffersonian architecture - Wikipedia

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    Jeffersonian architecture is an American form of Neo-Classicism and/or Neo-Palladianism embodied in the architectural designs of U.S. President and polymath Thomas Jefferson, after whom it is named. These include his home (Monticello), his retreat (Poplar Forest), the university he founded (University of Virginia), and his designs for the homes ...

  8. List of residences of presidents of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Mount Vernon, George Washington's Fairfax County, Virginia plantation home Peacefield, the home of John Adams and John Quincy Adams in Quincy, Massachusetts Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's Albemarle County, Virginia plantation home; appears on the back of the U.S. nickel Montpelier, James Madison's Orange County, Virginia plantation home Lincoln Home, Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois ...

  9. Highland (James Monroe house) - Wikipedia

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    Highland, formerly Ash Lawn–Highland, located near Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, and adjacent to Thomas Jefferson 's Monticello, was the estate of James Monroe, a Founding Father and fifth president of the United States. Purchased in 1793, Monroe and his family permanently settled on the property in 1799 and lived at Highland for ...

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