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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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Omni Charlottesville Hotel

10/10 Excellent

"Room staff restaurant "

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Hyatt Place Harrisonburg

10/10 Excellent

"Great place"

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Massanutten Resort

10/10 Excellent

"Yes"

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Clarion Pointe Harrisonburg

10/10 Excellent

"Very friendly and helpful staff! Floors could have been cleaner but all and all I would return and stay!"

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Hotel Madison & Shenandoah Conference Ctr

10/10 Excellent

"Clean room great location very beautiful hotel and staff was very accommodating. "

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English Inn of Charlottesville

10/10 Excellent

"Greetings are always good and friendly, especially during the day during the week. She is always pleasant and accommodating. The room I had was comfortable, nice with great amenities which were much appreciated. My only concern was the tv did not have a signal half of the time I was there, but I was able to watch the other tv, so it was fine. "

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