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Montpelier
- Also Known As: James Madison Home
- Address: VA 20
- Vicinity: 4 mi W of Orange
Timeline
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| Thomas Jefferson | Architect | |||||
| 1760/00/00 | James Madison Sr | Home | Construction begins on the oldest part of the current Montpelier mansion | |||
| 1783/00/00 | Nelly Madison Hite | Bride | Eleanor Madison marries Isaac Hite | |||
| 1783/00/00 | Isaac Hite Jr | Groom | Eleanor Madison marries Isaac Hite | |||
| 1824/11/11 | Dolley Madison | Hostest | Marquis de Lafayette stays with the Madisons "where he received the limit of hospitality" | Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America | ||
| 1824/11/11 | James Madison | Host | Marquis de Lafayette stays with the Madisons "where he received the limit of hospitality" | Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America | ||
| 1824/11/11 | Marquis de Lafayette | Guest of Honor | Marquis de Lafayette stays with the Madisons "where he received the limit of hospitality" | Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America | ||
| 1825/08/00 | James Madison | Host | Marquis de Lafayette returns to Montpelier where he visits with 104 year old, retired slave, Granny Milly, her daughters and granddaughters (the youngest was 70). | Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America | ||
| 1825/08/00 | Dolley Madison | Hostest | Marquis de Lafayette returns to Montpelier where he visits with 104 year old, retired slave, Granny Milly, her daughters and granddaughters (the youngest was 70). | Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America | ||
| 1825/08/00 | Marquis de Lafayette | Guest of Honor | Marquis de Lafayette returns to Montpelier where he visits with 104 year old, retired slave, Granny Milly, her daughters and granddaughters (the youngest was 70). | Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America | ||
| 1836/06/28 | James Madison | Final Resting Place | Died | Death of James Madison | ||
| 1844/00/00 | Dolley Madison | Home | Dolley Madison sells Montpelier and returns to Washington, DC | |||
| 1858/01/12 | Dolley Madison | In Memoriam | Dolley Madison is buried at Montpelier | Funeral for Dolley Madison | ||
| 1901/00/00 | William du Pont | Owner | William and Annie duPont purchase Montpelier. | |||
| 1920/00/00 | Charles F Gillette | Landscape Architect | Marion duPont Scott commissions landscape architect Charles Gillette to design several perennial beds for the Annie duPont Garden, 1920s |
Data »
| Particulars for Montpelier: | |
|---|---|
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Criteria | Person |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Crime | Slavery |