Three Jefferson Pieces II. “Monticello”

Albumleaf 16: June 6, 2010 (Farmville)

Located just outside Charlottesville, Monticello is Jefferson’s public showplace. Much bigger than Poplar Forest, the house is designed for conversation and study and is filled with whimsical gadgetry. At Monticello, Jefferson is both elegant Enlightenment philosophe and whimsical American inventor.