Monticello - Thomas Jefferson's Home
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Monticello - Thomas Jefferson's Home
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Photograph - Photography
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Monticello, the historic plantation home of one of America's founding fathers and the third US President, Thomas Jefferson, reflected in the reflecting pool in the estate's gardens.
Thomas Jefferson, a self-taught architect, began designing and building the home after inheriting 5000 acres of family land from his father. He selected the top of an 868-foot tall mountain for its placement and began leveling the ground when he was just 25. He named the home, Monticello, which means "little mountain" in old Italian.
The original home Jefferson built was a straightforward design, that he reworked two different times over doubled its size. Jefferson planned the neoclassical design seen here though much of his presidency, using the principles described by the Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio; he included design elements popular in late 18th-Century Europe and added many of his own ideas, as well. He was well into retirement when he considered the home completed, 40 years later, in 1809. The final design blends beauty and function, combining the best elements of the ancient and old worlds with a fresh American perspective. Jefferson called Monticello his "essay in architecture."
Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, the home is both a National Historic Landmark and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Copyright 2020 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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September 30th, 2020
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