Monticello was the home of Declaration of Independence author, architect, Governor of Virginia, Ambassador to France, U.S. Vice President, two-term President and Founding Father Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson called Monticello his home from 1770 until his death in 1826.

Gabriel Manigault designed this house for his brother, to reflect his wealthy lifestyle. The Manigault family owned several plantations, and hundreds of slaves.

This brick, Georgian-style mansion reflects the pre-Revolutionary War wealth and status of Fredericksburg merchant, Fielding Lewis. Fielding was married to Betty Washington, George Washington’s sister.

Montpelier is the lifelong home of James Madison, the fourth President of the United States, father of the Constitution, architect of the Bill of Rights, Secretary of State, and slave owner.

This Federal-style house was constructed at 21 East Battery for Scottish shipping merchant, Charles Edmondston in 1825. It was one of the first substantial houses to be built along the city’s sea wall away from the warehouses.