Location: Mulberry Row

The industrial and domestic heart of Monticello's plantation, Mulberry Row features reconstructed cabins and workshops alongside the Sally Hemings exhibit and Contemplative Site.

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The Historic Monticello Mountaintop

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Visitors leaving a small wooden, mud-and-daub building, known as the Storehouse for Iron, that has been recreated on Monticello's Mulberrry Row.

Mulberry Row

Mulberry Row was the industrial hub of Jefferson's 5000-acre Monticello plantation and was the center of work and domestic life for dozens of free and enslaved workers.

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The East Front of Monticello features a red-brick face with a neoclassical, four-columned portico and a weathervane above.

The House

Monticello is Thomas Jefferson's architectural masterpiece, which he designed and redesigned for more than forty years. It remains a national icon and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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A woman's dress form stands in front of projected shadows depicting Sally Hemings coming her daughter's hair while two boys play the violin

Sally Hemings Exhibit

This exhibit relies on the words of Sally Hemings’s and Thomas Jefferson’s son, Madison, to explore her life and the legacy of freedom she achieved for her family.

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A guide stands next to a dwelling for enslaved people leading a tour for a group of visitors

Slavery at Monticello Tours

Starting at the recreated Hemmings Cabin, guided outdoor tours of Mulberry Row focus on the experiences of the enslaved people who lived and labored on the Monticello plantation.

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The names of people enslaved at Monticello cut into spaces in a corten steel wall so that they stand out from the light behind them.

Contemplative Site

The Contemplative Site at Monticello is a powerful, yet tranquil space to reflect upon lives and legacies of Monticello's enslaved African Americans.

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Moutaintop Shuttle Stop

Located at the end of Monticello’s East Walk. Guests can take the shuttle — which also stops at Jefferson’s grave — back to the visitor center.

The Historic Monticello Mountaintop

Visitors leaving a small wooden, mud-and-daub building, known as the Storehouse for Iron, that has been recreated on Monticello's Mulberrry Row.

Mulberry Row

Mulberry Row was the industrial hub of Jefferson's 5000-acre Monticello plantation and was the center of work and domestic life for dozens of free and enslaved workers.

Learn more 
The East Front of Monticello features a red-brick face with a neoclassical, four-columned portico and a weathervane above.

The House

Monticello is Thomas Jefferson's architectural masterpiece, which he designed and redesigned for more than forty years. It remains a national icon and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Select a House Tour 
A woman's dress form stands in front of projected shadows depicting Sally Hemings coming her daughter's hair while two boys play the violin

Sally Hemings Exhibit

This exhibit relies on the words of Sally Hemings’s and Thomas Jefferson’s son, Madison, to explore her life and the legacy of freedom she achieved for her family.

Learn more 
A guide stands next to a dwelling for enslaved people leading a tour for a group of visitors

Slavery at Monticello Tours

Starting at the recreated Hemmings Cabin, guided outdoor tours of Mulberry Row focus on the experiences of the enslaved people who lived and labored on the Monticello plantation.

Learn more 
The names of people enslaved at Monticello cut into spaces in a corten steel wall so that they stand out from the light behind them.

Contemplative Site

The Contemplative Site at Monticello is a powerful, yet tranquil space to reflect upon lives and legacies of Monticello's enslaved African Americans.

Learn more 

Moutaintop Shuttle Stop

Located at the end of Monticello’s East Walk. Guests can take the shuttle — which also stops at Jefferson’s grave — back to the visitor center.