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  2. Oak Hill (James Monroe house) - Wikipedia

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    Oak Hill is a mansion and plantation located in Aldie, Virginia that was for 22 years a home of Founding Father James Monroe, the fifth U.S. President. It is located approximately 9 miles (14 km) south of Leesburg on U.S. Route 15 , in an unincorporated area of Loudoun County , Virginia .

  3. Oak Hill (Colonial Heights, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    The Oak Hill is a historic plantation house located at Colonial Heights, Virginia. It was built in 1825–1826, and is a one-story, frame dwelling with Greek Revival style interior decorative details. It originally had an "H" shape, but was subsequently expanded with several additions.

  4. James Monroe Birthplace Park & Museum - Wikipedia

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    James Monroe Birthplace Park & Museum, also known as James Monroe's Birthplace, is a historic archaeological site located near Oak Grove and Colonial Beach, Westmoreland County, Virginia. The site includes the ruins and a restoration of the Monroe Family Home and birthplace of U.S. Founding Father and President James Monroe , which were ...

  5. List of museums in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Open during public nights, features museum about the history of astronomy McGuffey Art Center: Charlottesville: Albemarle: Central: Art: website, artist association with three galleries Meadow Farm Museum: Glen Allen: Henrico: Central: Living: 1860 living historical farm and museum, operated by the Henrico County Parks & Recreation Department ...

  6. List of plantations in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Richmond: Seat of the Tayloe Family, built by John Tayloe II decended from William Tayloe: 66000833 Mount Vernon: December 19, 1960: Alexandria: Fairfax: Home of George Washington: 66000842 Oak Hill: December 19, 1960: Leesburg

  7. Highland (James Monroe house) - Wikipedia

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    Before and after selling Highland, Monroe spent much of his time living at the plantation house at his large Oak Hill estate near Leesburg, Virginia. Monroe named his Charlottesville home "Highland". For many years after Monroe's death until 2016, the house was known as Ash Lawn-Highland or merely Ash Lawn.

  8. Virginia Historical Society - Wikipedia

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    The historical society's headquarters was renamed from Virginia Historical Society to the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in 2018. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The museum features exhibitions and programming for visitors of all ages and has more than 25,000 square feet (2,300 m 2 ) of exhibition gallery space and the largest display of Virginia artifacts ...

  9. Museum District, Richmond, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The Museum District, alternately known as West of the Boulevard, [3] is a neighborhood in the city of Richmond, Virginia. It is anchored by the contiguous six-block tract of museums along the west side of Boulevard , including the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Virginia Museum of History & Culture , hence the name.