ABSTRACT
Monticello and the University of Virginia were inscribed jointly to the World Heritage List in 1987. Both Jeffersonian precincts are Virginia and National Historic Landmarks. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), who drafted the Declaration of Independence and the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom and served as third president of the United States, designed his house, Monticello, and the University of Virginia, which he founded in 1817. While linked architecturally and thematically, the two institutions rely on very different funding streams and management structures. This chapter will focus on the Monticello portion of the World Heritage List inscription exclusively, exploring its uniqueness and significance in three parts: the first two sections introduce the site and describe the history of the nomination while the third investigates the meaning of listing and the effects it has had at Monticello.
