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Ash Lawn-Highland — James Monroe Museum

Historic House

The working plantation home of James Monroe, fifth President of the United States, built 1799 on land Monroe purchased at Jefferson's urging to keep a circle of like-minded friends near Monticello. Monroe was a veteran of the Revolution — wounded at the Battle of Trenton, December 26, 1776 — and his time at Highland reflects the post-Revolutionary generation's effort to build the republican society they had fought for. The College of William & Mary manages the site. Monroe's Revolutionary service, including his years as a Continental officer and his later diplomatic role in the French Revolution, is interpreted in the house's exhibits.

Visiting Today

Address

2050 James Monroe Pkwy, Charlottesville, VA 22902

Hours

Daily 9am–5pm

Admission

$18 adults, $8 youth

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