Sites with Prominent Homes interest:

• Ash Lawn-Highland
  Home of President James Monroe
  Open to the public. Located in Albemarle, VA
  James Monroe's 550 acre estate recreates the atmosphere of a working farm, with strutting peacocks, spinning and weaving demonstrations, open hearth cooking demonstrations and tours of the house and gardens.
  Interests: Presidential, Revolutionary War
   
• Clifton
  The home of Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr. (1768-1828)
  Contact site before visiting. Located in Albemarle, VA
  This was the home of Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr. (1768-1828), son-in-law of Thomas Jefferson.
   
• Eisenhower National Historic Site
  President Eisenhower's weekend retreat near Gettysburg
  Open to the public. Located in Adams, PA
  The farm is the only place President and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower ever called home. Today you can tour the home, grounds, barns, and cattle operation, preserved as they were in the Eisenhower days.
  Interests: Presidential
   
• General George C. Marshall Home
  Also known as Dodona Manor
  Open to the public. Located in Loudoun, VA
  Also known as Dodona Manor, this beautiful home was owned by General George C. Marshall, author of the Marshall Plan which laid the groundwork for Post World War II European recovery.
   
• Leesburg Historic District
  Offering a view of three centuries of history
  Open to the public. Located in Loudoun, VA
  Leesburg offers a view of three centuries of history and continues to play an important part in the future as the seat of government for Loudoun County.
  Interests: Civil War
   
• Mayhurst
  1859 italian villa-style home
  Open to the public. Located in Orange, VA
  The house was commissioned by Col. John Willis, a great-nephew of James Madison and was begun in 1859. It has been described as a delicious Victorian fantasy.
  Interests: Civil War
   
• Monticello
  Home of Thomas Jefferson
  Open to the public. Located in Albemarle, VA
  Monticello is the autobiographical masterpiece of Thomas Jefferson, designed and redesigned and built and rebuilt for more than forty years. 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.
  Interests: Presidential, Revolutionary War
   
• Montpelier and Madison's Tomb
  Lifelong home of James Madison
  Open to the public. Located in Orange, VA
  Montpelier, the lifelong home of James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution" and fourth President of the United States, was also home to three generations of the Madison family from 1723 to 1844.
  Interests: Presidential
   
• Morven Park
  A museum, cultural center, and equestrian institute
  Open to the public. Located in Loudoun, VA
  The focal point of the estate is a Greek Revival mansion on 1,200 acres once home to two Governors. Visitors are not only offered a house tour but also spectacular views and shaded trails.
   
• Oak Hill
  Home of President James Monroe
  Closed to the public. Located in Loudoun, VA
  Home of James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States. Oak Hill was visted by Lafayette during his tour of America, and it was here that Monroe penned the Monroe Doctrine.
  Interests: Presidential, Revolutionary War
   
• Oatlands
  A monumental mansion with outbuildings and gardens
  Open to the public. Located in Loudoun, VA
  Visitors to the Oatlands mansion and gardens relive a piece of Virginia history as they follow the stories and lives of the families who lived here.
  Interests: African American Heritage
   
• Rockland
  Federal plantation dwelling
  Closed to the public. Located in Loudoun, VA
  Rockland is an example of a Federal plantation dwelling.
   
• Rose Hill Manor
  Introduces families to their regional heritage
  Open to the public. Located in Frederick, MD
  The manor is now part of a Children's Museum offering tours and a broad calendar of events that introduce children and their families to their regional heritage through the study of 19th century life.
   
• The Lawn
  An 1855 country home
  Closed to the public. Located in Prince William, VA
  Named for its immaculately maintained greensward, the English-born Savannah cotton merchant Charles Green established The Lawn in 1855 as a country home following his marriage to Greenwich native Lucy Ireland Hunton.
  Interests: Civil War
   
• Waverly
  A late Victorian-style home
  Closed to the public. Located in Loudoun, VA
  Built circa 1890, this is an excellent example of late Victorian architecture,  incorporating features of both the Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles.