Monticello: 1st version (study plan), recto, Probably 1767; definitely before Feb. 1770, by Thomas Jefferson. N25; K4 [electronic edition]

Monticello: 1st version (study plan), recto, Probably 1767, definitely before Feb. 1770
by Thomas Jefferson

Identification numbers: N25;K4
15.4 cm x 9.8 cm (6-1/16" x 3-7/8")

Page N25

[DESCRIPTION: Earliest known plan for the main house. Drawing shows a square wooden house with a loggia in the front. The interior has four rectangular rooms, no chimneys, no stairs, and closets/wardrobes along the rear wall. See other side of page.]

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Cite web page as: Monticello: 1st version (study plan), recto, Probably 1767; definitely before Feb. 1770, by Thomas Jefferson. N25; K4 [electronic edition]. Thomas Jefferson Papers: An Electronic Archive. Boston, Mass. : Massachusetts Historical Society, 2003. http://www.thomasjeffersonpapers.org/

Original manuscript: Jefferson, Thomas. Monticello: 1st version (study plan), 1 sheet, 2 pages, probably 1767; definitely before Feb. 1770. N25; K4. Dimensions: 15.4 cm x 9.8 cm (6-1/16" x 3-7/8"). Original manuscript from the Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts, Massachusetts Historical Society. Earliest known plan for the main house, showing a square wooden structure with a loggia in the front. The interior has four rectangular rooms, no chimneys, no stairs, and closets/wardrobes along the rear wall. See also p. 30.