Monticello (plantation)

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Monticello (plantation) is the historic Virginia estate and primary residence of Thomas Jefferson, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and role in early American history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Landmark
UNESCO World Heritage Site
historic house
museum
plantation
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces October 15, 1966
architect Thomas Jefferson
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
Palladian architecture
associatedWith Sally Hemings
Thomas Jefferson
enslaved African Americans
completedIn early 19th century
constructionStartDate 1768
continent North America
coordinates 38.0097°N 78.4550°W
country United States
currentUse educational site
historic house museum
designedBy Thomas Jefferson
elevation approximately 850 feet
featuredOn United States nickel (5-cent coin)
linked to: Jefferson nickel

United States two-dollar bill (reverse, earlier issues)
hasGraveOf Thomas Jefferson
hasPart Mulberry Row
cemetery
dependencies
dome room
fish pond
gardens
main house
orchards
plantation fields
slave quarters
vegetable garden
walks and terraces
locatedIn Albemarle County, Virginia
Virginia
locatedNear Charlottesville, Virginia
namedAfter Italian word "monticello" meaning "little mountain"
NationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationDate 1960
notableFeature experimental agricultural plots
extensive ornamental gardens
innovative interior design
octagonal dome
openToPublic yes
operatedBy Thomas Jefferson Foundation
owner Thomas Jefferson
plantationType mixed-crop plantation
tobacco plantation
primaryResidenceOf Thomas Jefferson
relatedTo American Revolution era
early United States architecture
history of slavery in the United States
significance home of the third president of the United States
site of extensive slave labor
symbol of early American republican ideals
significantReconstructionDate 1790s
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteCriteria (i)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1987
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteWith University of Virginia
usedAsResidenceFrom 1770
usedAsResidenceUntil 1826

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Monticello cemetery associatedWith Monticello (plantation)
Shadwell, Virginia Colony partOf Jefferson family estates in Albemarle County
linked to: Monticello (plantation)
Shadwell, Virginia Colony associatedWith Monticello
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Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson deathPlace Monticello, Albemarle County, Virginia
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Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson residence Monticello
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Villa Rotonda influenced Monticello
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Mary Jefferson Eppes associatedWith Monticello plantation
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Robert Hemings associatedWith Monticello plantation
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Thomas Jefferson Foundation focusesOn Monticello plantation
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Sally Hemings associatedWithPlace Monticello plantation
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Shadwell plantation partOf Jefferson family estates
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Elk Hill plantation partOf Jefferson family estates in Virginia
linked to: Monticello (plantation)
Wayles estate relatedTo Jefferson family estates
linked to: Monticello (plantation)