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Monticello was the primary plantation of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, who began designing and building Monticello at age 26 after inheriting land from his father. Located just outside Charlottesville, Virginia, in the Piedmont region, the plantation was originally 5,000 acres (20 km2), with Jefferson using slaves for extensive cultivation of tobacco and mixed crops, later shifting from tobacco cultivation to wheat in response to changing markets.

Jefferson designed the main house using neoclassical design principles described by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, subsequently reworking the design through much of his presidency to include design elements popular in late 18th-century Europe and integrating numerous of his own design solutions. Situated on the summit of an 850-foot (260 m)-high peak in the Southwest Mountains south of the Rivanna Gap, the name Monticello derives from the Italian for "little mount". Along a prominent lane adjacent to the house, Mulberry Row, the plantation came to include numerous outbuildings for specialized functions, e.g., a nailery; quarters for domestic slaves; gardens for flowers, produce, and Jefferson's experiments in plant breeding — along with tobacco fields and mixed crops. Cabins for field slaves were located farther from the mansion.

At Jefferson's direction, he was buried on the grounds, in an area now designated as the Monticello Cemetery. The cemetery is owned by the Monticello Association, a society of his descendants through Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson.[4] After Jefferson's death, his daughter Martha Jefferson Randolph sold the property. In 1834 it was bought by Uriah P. Levy, a commodore in the U.S. Navy, who admired Jefferson and spent his own money to preserve the property. His nephew Jefferson Monroe Levy took over the property in 1879; he also invested considerable money to restore and preserve it. In 1923, Monroe Levy sold it to the Thomas Jefferson Foundation (TJF), which operates it as a house museum and educational institution. It has been designated a National Historic Landmark. In 1987 Monticello and the nearby University of Virginia, also designed by Jefferson, were together designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Courtyard

English Inn of Charlottesville

The Meadows

United States

Matthew

₹9,983 total

includes taxes & fees

16 Mar - 17 Mar

2 restaurants, breakfast served

Omni Charlottesville Hotel

North Downtown

United States

Timothy

₹17,620 total

includes taxes & fees

15 Mar - 16 Mar

Dinner served

Graduate by Hilton Charlottesville

Venable

United States

Gregory

₹13,148 total

includes taxes & fees

30 Mar - 31 Mar

Exterior

Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Charlottesville-UVA, VA

The Meadows

United States

Jon

₹11,107 total

includes taxes & fees

9 Apr - 10 Apr

Front of property – evening/night

Boar's Head Resort

Ednam

United States

George

₹23,948 total

includes taxes & fees

18 Mar - 19 Mar

2 bars/lounges, lobby lounge

The Doyle Hotel

Starr Hill

United States

Howard

₹12,127 total

includes taxes & fees

15 Mar - 16 Mar

Restaurant

Kimpton The Forum Hotel by IHG

UVA

United States

Matthew

₹20,570 total

includes taxes & fees

22 Mar - 23 Mar

Breakfast and dinner served, American cuisine

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Charlottesville

Rio

United States

Anna

₹10,283 total

includes taxes & fees

22 Mar - 23 Mar

Terrace/patio

Home2 Suites by Hilton Charlottesville Downtown

North Downtown

United States

kimberly

₹13,912 total

includes taxes & fees

22 Mar - 23 Mar

Free daily self-service breakfast

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Charlottesville by IHG

Pantops

United States

Akua

₹11,592 total

includes taxes & fees

15 Mar - 16 Mar

Pool

Holiday Inn Charlottesville-Univ Area by IHG

The Meadows

United States

William

₹8,689 total

includes taxes & fees

19 Mar - 20 Mar

BBQ/picnic Area

Sonesta ES Suites Charlottesville University

Barracks Road

United States

Michael

₹12,540 total

includes taxes & fees

5 Apr - 6 Apr

Restaurant

Extended Stay America Premier Suites - Charlottesville

Rio

United States

Heather

₹8,156 total

includes taxes & fees

15 Mar - 16 Mar

Lobby sitting area

Residence Inn by Marriott Charlottesville Downtown

Starr Hill

United States

Nancy

₹15,138 total

includes taxes & fees

22 Mar - 23 Mar

Outdoor pool, pool loungers

Oakhurst Inn at the University

Jefferson Park Avenue

United States

Jianyan

₹69,708 total

includes taxes & fees

11 Apr - 12 Apr

Exterior

Hampton Inn & Suites Charlottesville-At the University

10th and Page

United States

Crystal

₹13,739 total

includes taxes & fees

22 Mar - 23 Mar

Exterior

Courtyard by Marriott Charlottesville

Hydraulic

United States

Marco

₹12,235 total

includes taxes & fees

22 Mar - 23 Mar

Exterior

Bluegreen Vacations Shenandoah Crossing, an Ascend Collection Resort

Gordonsville

United States

Jarmy

₹12,114 total

includes taxes & fees

12 Apr - 13 Apr

Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Comfort Inn & Suites Charlottesville Hollymead Town Center

Hollymead

United States

Michael

₹9,864 total

includes taxes & fees

22 Mar - 23 Mar

Breakfast and dinner served

Holiday Inn Charlottesville-Monticello by IHG

Charlottesville

United States

Kim

₹9,800 total

includes taxes & fees

29 Mar - 30 Mar

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