James Monroe Family Home Site

	James Monroe Birthplace Park & Museum
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Virginia Landmarks Register
	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
Area	74.8 acres (30.3 ha)
Built	1758
Built by	Grigg, Milton
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.	79003095, 08000285 (Boundary Increase)
VLR No.	096-0046
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 24, 1979, April 10, 2008 (Boundary Increase)
Designated VLR	December 21, 1976, December 5, 2007

James Monroe Birthplace Park & Museum, 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 and a restoration of the Monroe Family Home and birthplace of U.S. Founding Father and President James Monroe, 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 William & Mary, following which he served in the Continental Army. 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.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, with a boundary increase in 2008.^[1] Construction started in 2017 to restore Monroe’s home and to create a walking path that highlights James Monroe's accomplishments; construction was projected to take two years, but ultimately lasted until 2021.^[4]^[5]

Museum

Opened on October 2, 2021, the museum features a visitor center and a restoration of Monroe's birthplace. It is currently open for tours from Memorial Day to Labor Day from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
^ "The James Monroe Memorial Foundation: James Monroe Birthplace". The James Monroe Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
^ "James Monroe Birthplace at Colonial Beach". Retrieved June 28, 2020.
^ "Birthplace Park & Museum". monroefoundation.org. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
^ "Birthplace Park & Museum". monroefoundation.org. Retrieved March 17, 2024.

External links

James Monroe Memorial Foundation website

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[register-2] "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.

[JMMF-3] "The James Monroe Memorial Foundation: James Monroe Birthplace". The James Monroe Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2013.

[Colonial-4] "James Monroe Birthplace at Colonial Beach". Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[5] "Birthplace Park & Museum". monroefoundation.org. Retrieved March 17, 2024.

[6] "Birthplace Park & Museum". monroefoundation.org. Retrieved March 17, 2024.

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v t e James Monroe
5th President of the United States (1817–1825) 5th United States Secretary of State (1811–1817) United States Secretary of War (1814–1815) 12th and 16th Governor of Virginia (1799–1802, 1811) U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom (1803–1808) U.S. Minister to France (1794–1796) U.S. Senator from Virginia (1790–1794) Delegate to the Congress of the Confederation (1783–1786)
Founding events	Virginia Ratifying Convention Founding Fathers
Presidency	First inauguration Second inauguration Florida Treaty Treaty of 1818 Panic of 1819 Era of Good Feelings Missouri Compromise Seminole Wars Monroe Doctrine Tariff of 1824 State of the Union Address, 1824 Cabinet Federal judiciary appointments
Other noted accomplisments	Negotiated the Louisiana Purchase Monroe–Pinkney Treaty War of 1812
Life	Early life and career Birthplace and boyhood home Revolutionary War service Battle of Trenton Monroe Hill home and office James Monroe Law Office, Museum, and Memorial Library Highland Oak Hill James Monroe Tomb
Elections	1789 Virginia's 5th congressional district election 1790 and 1791 U.S. Senate elections 1792 Governor of Virginia election, 1799 U.S. presidential election, 1808 1816 1820
Legacy and popular culture	Bibliography Memorials Monrovia, capital of Liberia Fort Monroe Monroe, Michigan Monroe, New York Monroe, Georgia Monroe County, Kentucky Monroe County, New York Monroe Township, (Northern) New Jersey Monroe Township, (Southern) New Jersey Mount Monroe Monroe Park The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December 26, 1776 (painting) Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851 paintings) Monroe Hill (2015 film) U.S. postage stamps Monroe Doctrine Centennial half dollar USS President Monroe USS James Monroe
Related	Monroe on slavery American Colonization Society Virginia dynasty Limestone plantation
Family	Elizabeth Kortright (wife) George Hay (son-in-law) Samuel L. Gouverneur (son-in-law)
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