Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville

Overview

Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), author of the American Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States, was also a talented architect of neoclassical buildings. He designed Monticello (1769–1809), his plantation home, and his ideal 'academical village' (1817–26), which is still the heart of the University of Virginia. Jefferson's use of an architectural vocabulary based upon classical antiquity symbolizes both the aspirations of the new American republic as the inheritor of European tradition and the cultural experimentation that could be expected as the country matured.

Selection Criteria

(i)(iv)

Components(2 locations)

• •Monticello442bis-002
• •University of Virginia442bis-001

Details

Countries

United States of America

ISO Codes

US

Area

795.96 ha

Coordinates

38.0328, -78.5039