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Monticello

Monticello was the primary residence and plantation of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father, author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third president of the United States.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: the primary plantation of Thomas Jefferson
  • Also known as: “Monticello, VA” and “Monticello, Virginia”
  • Address: VA
  • Roof shape: saltbox
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Michie Tavern and Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection.

Museum
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, located in , , is a Virginia Historic Landmark that was established in 1784 by Scotsman William Michie, though in . is situated 3,300 feet west of Monticello.

Art gallery
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The of the University of Virginia houses one of the finest Indigenous Australian art collections in the world, rivaling many of the collections held in Australia. is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Monticello.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Simeon and Pantops.

Locality
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is an unincorporated community in , , United States. Morven, Highland, and Sunnyfields are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Village
is a census-designated place in , United States.

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, in central , is a lovely university town of about 40,000 with lots to offer. is a town steeped in history and culture.

Monticello

Latitude
38.01032° or 38° 0′ 37″ north
Longitude
-78.45236° or 78° 27′ 9″ west
Elevation
869 feet (265 metres)
Levels
4
Open location code
87C32G6X+43
Open­Street­Map ID
way 96930225
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­saltbox
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4773724
Wiki­data ID
Q199618
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Monticello” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مونتيسيلو”
  • Azerbaijani: “Montiçello”
  • Balinese: “Monticello”
  • Basque: “Monticello”
  • Belarusian: “Манцічэла”
  • Bulgarian: “Монтичело”
  • Catalan: “Monticello”
  • Chinese: “蒙提薩羅”
  • Chinese: “蒙蒂塞洛”
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  • Danish: “Monticello”
  • Dutch: “Monticello (landgoed)”
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  • Egyptian Arabic: “مونتيتشيللو”
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  • Georgian: “მონტიჩელო”
  • German: “Monticello”
  • Greek: “Μοντιτσέλο”
  • Hebrew: “מונטיצ’לו”
  • Hebrew: “מונטיצלו”
  • Hindi: “मोंटिसेलो”
  • Hungarian: “Monticello”
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  • Japanese: “モンティセロ”
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  • Korean: “몬티셀로”
  • Latvian: “Montičello”
  • Latvian: “Montičelo”
  • Lingua Franca Nova: “Monticello”
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  • Macedonian: “Монтичело”
  • Malayalam: “മോണ്ടിസെല്ലൊ”
  • Maltese: “Monticello”
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  • Ossetian: “Монтичелло”
  • Persian: “مانتیسلو”
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  • Russian: “Монтичелло”
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  • Ukrainian: “Монтічелло”
  • Ume Sami: “Monticello”
  • Urdu: “مونٹیسلو”
  • Vietnamese: “Monticello”
  • Western Panjabi: “مونٹیسلو”
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