Monticello Gardens (Albemarle, VA) : South vegetable gardens, view from within the pavilion

Creator:

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Published/Created:

Monticello, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
1768-1826

Date Depicted:

4/1/1997
1700 AD - 1799 AD
1800 AD - 1849 AD

Notes:

The main house was augmented by small outlying pavilions to the north and south. A row of functional buildings (dairy, wash houses, store houses, a small nail factory, a joinery etc.) and slave dwellings known as Mulberry Row lay nearby to the south. A stone weaver's cottage survives, as does the tall chimney of the joinery, and the foundations of other buildings. The gardens at Monticello were a botanic showpiece, a source of food, and an experimental laboratory of ornamental and useful plants from around the world. The flower gardens virtually disappeared after Jefferson's death in 1826; however, they were revived and restored by The Garden Club of Virginia between 1939 and 1941. The ensuing restoration seems unusually accurate, especially considering the state of the art of landscape and garden restoration at the time.

Topics:

Architecture -- United States -- 18th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- United States -- 19th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Neoclassical

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

1A1-JT-ML-G3

Genre:

landscape architecture (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors; plants; Gardens construction buildings; garden structures; open spaces; gardens Gardens

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Base Collection

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
4/1/1997

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10088902

PID:

digcoll:1822045