Monticello

Monticello
Monticello
Location	Albemarle County, near Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Coordinates	38°00′37.01″N 78°27′08.28″W / 38.0102806°N 78.4523000°W
Built	1772
Architect	Thomas Jefferson
Architectural style(s)	Neoclassical, Palladian
Governing body	The Thomas Jefferson Foundation (TJF)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
	Official name: Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
Type	Cultural
Criteria	i, iv, vi
Designated	1987 (11th session)
Reference no.	442
Region	Europe and North America
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Designated	October 15, 1966
Reference no.	66000826
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Designated	December 19, 1960
Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated	September 9, 1969
Reference no.	002-0050
	Location of Monticello in Virginia

Monticello was the home of President Thomas Jefferson. It is near Charlottesville, Virginia. It is now a National Historic Landmark.

It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[4]

History

Jefferson designed the house based on the principles of Andrea Palladio. Construction began in 1768. Jefferson moved in two years later. He remodelled the house after picking up ideas in Europe. The house is located on a peak in the Southwest Mountains. Its name is Italian for "Little Mountain". Slave quarters were located 300 feet south of the house on Mulberry Row. These quarters were occupied by slaves working in the house. The slaves working in the fields lived in another place. A cabin on Mulberry Row was once the home of Sally Hemings. She was a slave who had a long relationship with Jefferson after his wife died. She gave birth to six of his children. An image of the house has appeared on the United States nickel and on the two-dollar bill. Monticello became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. It has been owned and operated by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation since 1923.