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Monticello

Often described as one of the country's foremost architectural masterpieces, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello remains today as a testimony to its creator's ingenuity and breadth of interests. Located on a mountaintop, the house commands a view of the rolling Virginia countryside that Jefferson so dearly loved.

As he wrote in a letter to a friend:

And our own dear Monticello, where has nature spread so rich a mantle under the eye? Mountains, forests, rocks, rivers. With what majesty do we there ride above the storms! How sublime to look down into the workhouse of nature, to see her clouds, hail, snow, rain, thunder, all fabricated at our feet! And the glorious Sun, when rising as if out of a distant water, just gilding the tops of the mountains, and giving life to all nature!

It was here that he retreated from the pressures of public office, having served as Governor of Virginia, Minister to the Court of Louis XVI of France, Vice President and ultimately, the third President of the United States. Architecture endured as one of Jefferson's chief delights. The house was built and subsequently remodeled over a period of forty years, reflecting the pleasure he found in "putting up and pulling down".

Throughout are reminders of Jeffersons's thoughtful mind and keen interest in the scientific. Clearly, no other house in this nation so accurately conveys the personality of its owner. Jefferson's attention to garden design paralleled his interest in architecture. Both ornamental and vegetable gardens, as well as two orchards, were included in his plan for a self-supporting estate.

Monticello offers its guests fascinating new experiences with each visit. Restoration continues throughout the house, and the ongoing acquisition of original furnishings helps recreate the interior as it was during Jefferson's lifetime.

Monticello is owned and operated by the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, a private, non-profit organization. It is located 2 miles southeast of Charlottesville and is open every day from 9 AM to 5 PM except Christmas.