GROUNDS, GARDENS & TRAILS OPEN THURSDAY-MONDAY 9AM-3:30PM. GUIDED TOURS OFFERED DURING THOSE HOURS. SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS AND TO PURCHASE PROPERTY PASS AND TOUR TICKETS.
Montpelier: The lifelong home of James Madison, Father of the Constitution, Architect of the Bill of Rights, and fourth President of the United States; his beloved wife Dolley, America's first "First Lady"; and six generations of enslaved individuals. One of the most significant and authentic architectural restorations ever achieved in the United States. Curatorial and archaeological research are returning the House and landscape to its appearance in Madison's time, including interpretation and reconstruction of enslaved community sites. Tours are complemented by exterior buildings of The Mere Distinction of Colour, a Museum Shop and Cafe, gardens, 8+ miles of walking trails, Madison family and Enslaved Community cemeteries, and a Civil War encampment site.
Also included on the 2,650-acre property but currently unavailable to the public: the Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution; the Gilmore Cabin, a freedman's farm; and the restored 1910 Train Depot housing the permanent exhibition In the Time of Segregation. Located 25 miles north of Charlottesville and 4 miles south of historic Orange.
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- Pet Friendly
- LGBTQ+ Friendly
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06/05/2017 - 06/30/2037
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Last Updated: 11/04/2020
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