Thomas Jefferson's Residence

Thomas Jefferson Memorial

Mount Rushmore

Louisiana Purchase

Area shows the Louisiana Purchase

Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, musician, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. The principal author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights, motivating American colonists to break from the Kingdom of Great Britain and form a new nation; he produced formative documents and decisions at both the state and national levels.

Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, oil on canvas, by Mather Brown

The scene depicted was actually&nbsp;

Jefferson rented the ‘mean house on Maiden Lane’ 100 pounds a year and lived here for about 6 months

Monticello was a 5,000-acre working plantation where over 400 enslaved individuals lived and worked during Jefferson's lifetime.