James Monroe Family Home Site

James Monroe Family Home Site
Obelisk at the James Monroe Family Home Site, October 2010
Location 4460 James Monroe Highway, Colonial Beach, Virginia
Coordinates 38°14′31″N 76°59′27″W / 38.24194°N 76.99083°W / 38.24194; -76.99083Coordinates: 38°14′31″N 76°59′27″W / 38.24194°N 76.99083°W / 38.24194; -76.99083
Area 74.8 acres (30.3 ha)
Built 1758 (1758)
Built by Grigg, Milton
Architectural style Beaux Arts
NRHP reference # 79003095, 08000285 (Boundary Increase)[1]
VLR # 096-0046
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 24, 1979, April 10, 2008 (Boundary Increase)
Designated VLR December 21, 1976, December 5, 2007[2]

James Monroe Family Home Site, 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 of the Monroe Family Home and birthplace of President James Monroe (1758-1831), which were uncovered in 1976, by a team from the College of William & Mary. Monroe spent his entire youth working the farm until he left for his education at the College of William & Mary. The archaeological team uncovered a house foundation measuring 20 feet by 58 feet. The known 1845 etchings of the birth home indicate a small four room, rough cut wooden farm house with few outbuildings on a 500-acre farm filled with wetlands. The archaeological study clearly indicated that James Monroe's beginnings were humble.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, with a boundary increase in 2008.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "The James Monroe Memorial Foundation: James Monroe Birthplace". The James Monroe Memorial Foundation.


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