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James Monroe's First Farm Site of The University of Virginia G23 |
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 Picture courtesy of John Musgrove
In 1788 James Monroe purchased an 800-acre farm here to be close to his friend Thomas Jefferson and to establish a law office. In 1799 the Monroes moved to their new Highland plantation adjacnt to Monticello and sold the first farm. In 1817 the Board of Visitors of Central College purchased 43 3/4 acres of Monroe’s old farm, for the Lawn and the Ranges of the academical village that Jefferson was planning to build with private contributions. On 6 Oct. President Monroe, with former presidents Jefferson and Madison, laid the cornerstone for its first building, Pavilion VII. On 25 Jan. 1819, Central College was chartered by the General Assembly as the University of Virginia.
Department of Historic Resources 2000
University of Virginia, McCormick Road in front of the Chapel, by the UVA bus stop. Charlottesville City Virginia.
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