Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson—author of the Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, third president of the United States, and founder of the University of Virginia.
Jefferson enslaved over six hundred people throughout his life who built his home, planted his crops, tended his gardens, and helped run his household and raise his children.
Home of Thomas Jefferson
No other home in the United States more accurately reflects the personality of its owner than Monticello. Monticello is the autobiographical masterpiece of Thomas Jefferson, its gardens were a botanic showpiece, a source of food, and an experimental laboratory of ornamental and useful plants from around the world.
The final structure, completed in 1809, is a three-story brick and frame building with 35 rooms, 12 of them in the basement; each room is a different shape. There are two main entrances: the east portico, which provides access to the public portions of the house; and the west portico, the private entrance, which opens on the estate’s extensive gardens. The windows on the second story start at floor level and are joined with the first-story windows in a single frame, which gives the impression that there is only a single story. A central octagonal dome dominates the structure.
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