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Highland

  • Also Known As: Ash Lawn
  • Address: 2050 James Monroe Pkwy
  • Vicinity: SE of Charlottesville off VA 53
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Thomas Jefferson Architect
1799/00/00
1826/00/00 James Monroe James Monroe sells off most of his holdings in Albemarle County, including his home at the Highlands, to pay off his debts to the United States Bank.
1860/00/00

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Particulars for Highland:
Historic Use Agricultural fields
Sight Category Building
Criteria Person
Area of Significance Politics-government
Historic Use Secondary structure
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 14th August 1973

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Highland
Registry Address: SE of Charlottesville off VA 53
Registry Number: 73001990
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: Jefferson,Thomas
Architectural Style: No style listed
Area in Acres: 200
Contributing Buildings: 4
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Politics-government
Applicable Criteria: Person
Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Significant Year: 1799, c 1860
Associated People: Monroe,James
Historic Function: Domestic, Agriculture, subsistence
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling, Agricultural fields, Secondary structure
Current Function: Recreation and Culture, Agriculture, subsistence
Current Sub-Function: Museum Agricultural fields

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