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27 de may. de 2024 · By examining Monticello‘s nearly 60-year evolution from 1768-1826, we can trace how Jefferson‘s political philosophy, aesthetic tastes, and dependence on enslaved labor shaped his self-designed home—and the paradoxical legacy he left behind.
Hace 1 día · Monticello, Jefferson's home near Charlottesville, Virginia In 1768, Jefferson began constructing his primary residence, Monticello, whose name in Italian means "Little Mountain", on a hilltop overlooking his 5,000-acre (20 km 2 ; 7.8 sq mi) plantation.
19 de may. de 2024 · In 1768 he made two important decisions: first, to build his own home atop an 867-foot- (264-metre-) high mountain near Shadwell that he eventually named Monticello and, second, to stand as a candidate for the House of Burgesses.
11 de may. de 2024 · I’m Michael Tricomi, Manager and Curator of Historic Gardens at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home in Albemarle County, Virginia. Roses. Michael Tricomi: Jefferson and other American gardeners cultivated what we now call Old Garden Roses from Europe. They are the ancestors of our modern, hybrid tea roses.
25 de may. de 2024 · Videos, podcasts, and livestreams about Thomas Jefferson and his world, Monticello and its enslaved community, and the work of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation.
10 de may. de 2024 · How Jefferson designed the windows at Monticello not only to maximize the amount of light coming into the but also to mask its size. Videos, podcasts, and livestreams about Thomas Jefferson and his world, Monticello and its enslaved community, and the work of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation.
15 de may. de 2024 · Thomas Jefferson's main plantation, Monticello (from the Italian for "little mountain") is pictured here in a painting by Jane Braddick Peticolas. The painting captures Jefferson's vision of an American nation built on agricultural virtue, fused with neoclassical elements.
