The original desk where he wrote the Declaration of Independence
A bust of Jefferson
He invented probable the forerunner of the coping machine
This door was designed with a pulley system that when you opened...
The dependent rooms that ran along both sides of the house underground
The kitchen was in the dependency room area and was delivered to...
The rear of the house that opens to the gardens
The building where Jefferson and his wife lived for many years while...
The fish pond where fish were kept after being caught in the...
The tunnel that ran under the house and connected the two sides...
The ice house where ice was stored from the frozen river but...
The garden area was full of tulips
Originally the bath house with circulating hot water for bathing
Monticello
Jefferson's grave and the Jefferson cemetary where descendents are buried even today
Looking out into the gardens
Walking through the gardens
Crossing the state line into Maryland
The traffic going into Washington was nervewracking
Our campsite in Washington
Monticello--Charlottesville, VA to Washington, DC
After finishing packing up the RV in Richmond, we headed out for Monticello in Charlottesville, VA, the home of Thomas Jefferson.
What a magnificent place!!!!
Thomas Jefferson was a clever and innovative person. His home at Monticello was way ahead of its time. The house is filled with clever devices and innovative items that made his life and homestead simpler. There were things that had never been used in a house before. There were so many that I couldn't even begin to list them.
The design of the house was ahead of its time also. He wasted no space in and around the house. I will point out some of the things from the pictures.