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Thomas Jefferson's Monticello estate

Monticello: World Heritage site

Monticello, the neoclassical brick home of President Thomas Jefferson in Virginia, with a white columned portico and dome, reflected in a pond in the foreground.

Figure 89: Monticello, Charlottesville, Va., by Thomas Jefferson, 1770-1809.

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