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MONTICELLO
Albemarle County.

Built by Thomas Jefferson, (1775- it was started, & J. did not really finish it until after his return from France.)
The first house in existence in America, with an oval room on its axis.
Style shows Palladian influence in its original conception, and the remodelling shows influence of Louis sixteenth.