| 1794/00/00 |
Charles Carter of Ludlow |
Seller |
Monroe buys 4,400 acres with his uncle Judge Joseph Jones from Colonel Charles Carter of Loudoun County. Monroe will inherit all interests in this land when his uncle dies in 1805 with no heirs. |
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| 1808/00/00 |
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James Monroe's brother, Andrew, manages the farm, 1808 to 1817. Andrew occupies the manager's house, a six room dwelling built of stone and wood frame. It will be later occupied by Englishman William Benton. |
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| 1809/12/23 |
James Monroe |
Owner |
For sale on Thursday, the 21st of December next on the premisies, the tract of LAND on which the late Judge Jones resided in Loudoun County with about 25 slaves, and the stock of Horses, Cattle, and Hogs, on the estate. - Monroe's ad in The Washingtonian |
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| 1820/06/27 |
Thomas Jefferson |
Consulting Architect |
Jefferson sends Monroe drawings and an explanation of his suggestions: Instead of the unintelligible sketch I gave you the other day I send it drawn more at large. Mrs Monroe and yourself may take some hints from it for a better plan of your own. |
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| 1821/01/13 |
George Bomford |
Architect |
JM sends to manager William Benton "a plan of a house which Col Bomford has drawn for us and (of which we) very much approve. It is a square building, with 2 wings, which latter, being one story only will take much fewer bricks than one entire building." |
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| 1822/00/00 |
James Hoban |
Architect |
Monroe begins construction on the main house, a two-story brick mansion in the Federal style. Designed by James Hoban, Monroe's political mentor, Thomas Jefferson, offers many design suggestions. |
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| 1825/04/00 |
James Monroe |
Home |
After completing his second term as US President, James Monroe and his wife, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, retire to Oak Hill. |
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| 1825/04/12 |
James Monroe |
Home |
Monroe advertises Oak Hill in the Richmond Enquirer: With a view to a sale of the land above described, to the highest bidder, in small tracts, and with liberal credit, I will attend on the premises, on the first Monday in June next. |
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| 1825/08/09 |
Edmund Berkeley |
Companion |
John Q Adams and Marquis de Lafayette visit James Monroe at Oak Hill. General Lafayette holds 6 month old Edmund Berkeley. |
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Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America |
| 1825/08/09 |
John Quincy Adams |
Companion |
John Q Adams and Marquis de Lafayette visit James Monroe at Oak Hill. General Lafayette holds 6 month old Edmund Berkeley. |
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Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America |
| 1825/08/09 |
Marquis de Lafayette |
National Guest |
John Q Adams and Marquis de Lafayette visit James Monroe at Oak Hill. General Lafayette holds 6 month old Edmund Berkeley. |
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Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America |
| 1830/09/23 |
Elizabeth Kortright Monroe |
Died |
Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, wife of James Monroe, dies at her estate Oak Hill in Leesburg. |
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| 1831/04/11 |
James Monroe |
Home |
It is very distressing to me to sell my property in Loudoun, for besides parting with all I have in the State, I indulged a hope, if I could retain it, that I might be able occasionally to visit it, and meet my friends, or many of them, there. - JM |
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| 1852/00/00 |
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John W Fairfax, later a lieutenant colonel in the Confederate States Army, buys Oak Hill. |
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| 1863/06/24 |
Gen George G Meade |
Visitor |
About a week prior to the Battle of Gettysburg, General George G Meade of the Union Army pays a visit to Mrs Fairfax at Oak Grove. |
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