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Archaeology
Fraser D. Neiman, Director
E-mail contact
(434) 984-9812
Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants
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(434) 984-9816
Curatorial
Susan R. Stein, Richard Gilder Senior Curator and Vice President for Museum Programs
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Gardens and Grounds
Gabriele Rausse, Director
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Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies
Andrew J. O'Shaughnessy, Saunders Director
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(434) 984-7500
Mary Scott-Fleming, Director of Enrichment Programs
E-mail contact(434) 984-7504
Jefferson Library
Jack Robertson, Foundation Librarian
E-mail contact
(434) 984-7540
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Research
Gaye Wilson, Research Historian
Restoration
William L. Beiswanger, Robert H. Smith Director of Restoration
Robert L. Self, Conservator of Architecture & Furniture
Administration
Leslie Greene Bowman, President
Ann H. Taylor, Executive Vice President
Victoria W. Jones, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Administration phone contact: 984-9810
Development
Kirstin Fritz, Development Officer
(434) 984-9825
Human Resources
E-mail contact
(434) 984-9808
Lost and Found
(434) 984-9808
Museum Shop and Catalog Sales
Mountaintop Shop:
(434) 984-9840 - e-mail
Garden Shop
(434) 984-9819
Monticello Gift Collection catalog
(800) 243-1743 - e-mail
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(434) 984-7529
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(434) 984-9820
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I am wondering about the use of chestnut lumber in the actual construction of Monticello. In 1783, Jefferson created a work order for using chestnut lumber in everything from the West Portico columns to window and door sills. I have also read that the East Portico columns are made of wood and that they may have originally been chestnut. Perhaps chestnut timbers were used temporarily during the construction of Monticello and then removed later as final work was completed. Could you please tell me if any chestnut timbers were used in building the "original" 1809 structure? Thanks you in advance for your response!!!!
Donald Davis, Governmental Affairs, The American Chestnut Foundation