Monticello

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

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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 of America
surface form: 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 self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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

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Monticello AVA namedAfter Monticello
this entity surface form: Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello estate
Monticello, New York namedAfter Monticello
this entity surface form: Monticello, Virginia
Monticello, New York namedAfter Monticello
this entity surface form: Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello estate