James Madison Montpelier

James Madison Montpelier Manor House is located a few miles South of Orange, Virginia. The land was purchased by James grandfather Ambrose Madison in 1723. In 1764 the original House was constructed. When James Madison inherited the land and House from James Sr. in 1801 the House was modified with a 30 foot extension and a Tuscan portico. The Estate was sold in 1844 upon the death of James Madison in 1836 and the relocation of his wife Dolley to the Washington, D.C. area.
The DuPonts in the 1900s added additional wings that more than doubled the size of the House. In 1983 Marion DuPont willed the property and $10 Million to maintain it to the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
In 2003-2008 the House was restored to the Montpelier appearance of the 1820s.