Monticello

E33493

UNESCO World Heritage Site historic house museum plantation

Monticello is the historic plantation home of Thomas Jefferson near Charlottesville, Virginia, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and role in early American history.

Aliases (9)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → historic house → museum → plantation →
architecturalStyle	Neoclassical architecture → Palladian architecture →
associatedWith	Sally Hemings → Thomas Jefferson → enslaved African Americans →
category	historic plantation → presidential home →
completionDate	early 19th century →
constructionStartDate	1768 →
continent	North America →
coordinates	38.0097°N 78.4550°W →
country	United States →
designedBy	Thomas Jefferson →
elevation	approximately 850 feet →
formerOwner	Thomas Jefferson →
functionDuringJeffersonLife	primary residence of Thomas Jefferson → working plantation →
hasExhibitsOn	Thomas Jefferson’s life → early American history → slavery at Monticello →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark → UNESCO World Heritage Site →
historicalEra	Colonial America → Early United States →
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places →
locatedIn	Albemarle County, Virginia →
locatedNear	Charlottesville, Virginia →
namedInLanguage	Italian →
nameMeaning	little mountain →
notableFeature	dome-topped main house → extensive gardens → innovative architectural design →
NRHPType	National Historic Landmark →
openToPublic	yes →
operatedBy	Thomas Jefferson Foundation →
ownedBy	Thomas Jefferson →
partOf	Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville →
recognizedFor	neoclassical architecture → role in early American history →
significantReconstructionDate	1796 →
state	Virginia →
tourism	major historic tourism site in Virginia →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1987 →
usedFor	museum and historic site → plantation agriculture → residence →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Monticello ("Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville") → Monticello cemetery ("Monticello estate") → Rotunda at the University of Virginia ("Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville World Heritage Site") →	partOf
Eastern United States → Piedmont region of Virginia →	containsHistoricSite
Monticello, Florida ("Monticello, Virginia") → Monticello, Florida ("Thomas Jefferson’s estate Monticello") →	namedAfter
Meriwether Lewis ("Monticello (as Jefferson's private secretary)") → Thomas Jefferson →	residence
Monticello cemetery ("Monticello house") →	adjacentTo
Albemarle County, Virginia →	contains
Virginia →	hasHistoricSite
Charlottesville, Virginia →	hasLandmark
Monticello cemetery →	locatedIn
Trump Winery →	nearbyAttraction
Thomas Jefferson ("Monticello plantation") →	owned
Thomas Jefferson ("Monticello, Virginia, United States") →	placeOfDeath
University of Virginia ("Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville") →	UNESCOWorldHeritageComponent
Charlottesville, Virginia ("Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville") →	UNESCOWorldHeritageSite