James Monroe Law Office
| James Monroe Law Office | |||
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| National Register of Historic Places | |||
| National Historic Landmark | |||
| Historic District Contributing Property | |||
 James Monroe Law Office (between 1920 and 1950) |
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| location | Fredericksburg , Virginia | ||
| Coordinates | 38 ° 18 '9 " N , 77 ° 27' 42" W | ||
| NRHP number | 66000917 | ||
| Data | |||
| The NRHP added | November 13, 1966 | ||
| Declared as an NHL | November 13, 1966 | ||
| Declared as CP | 22nd September 1971 | ||
The James Monroe Law Office was the law firm of former US President James Monroe and is located in the Fredericksburg Historic District in Fredericksburg , Virginia . As a structure of national importance, it has the status of a National Historic Landmark .
Building description
Until 1948, the James Monroe Law Office saw little structural changes. Until then it consisted of a long, one and a half story red brick building with narrow windows, green shutters , two simple entrances and three chimneys. The original building has three dormer windows that sit on a gable roof . In 1948 a one-and-a-half-story house with a square base was added vertically to one longitudinal end, so that the James Monroe Law Office has had an L-shape ever since. Under the annex is a large cellar that houses a small library on Monroe and his era.
history
The James Monroe Law Office was built in 1758. From 1786 to 1789, James Monroe ran a law firm here. During this time he was a member of the House of Commons of the Virginia General Assembly and in June 1788 a delegate to the Virginia Ratification Assembly . Shortly after the loss to James Madison in the elections for the House of Representatives in the 1st United States Congress , Monroe moved with his family to Albemarle County in April 1789 , where he lived in the immediate vicinity of his friend Thomas Jefferson .
A descendant of Monroe, Laurence Governor Hoes, acquired the James Monroe Law Office and set up a museum there. The building has been restored and furnished with furniture that comes from the later phase of Monroe's life. These include Louis-Seize- style furniture that Monroe acquired as ambassador to France during the 1790s. In July 1948, Hoes and his wife transferred the property to the James Monroe Foundation .
On November 13, 1966, the James Monroe Law Office received the status of a National Historic Landmark and was entered as a monument on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). On September 22, 1971, the building was also included in the NRHP as a Contributing Property of the Historic District of Fredericksburg.
Today the James Monroe Museum is operated by the University of Mary Washington .
Web links
- The James Monroe Museum (English)
Remarks
- ↑ Stephen Lissandrello: James Monroe Law Office: Nomination Form . In: National Register of Historic Places database . National Park Service , February 25, 1975, accessed April 1, 2018 (525 KB), p. 2.
- ↑ Stephen Lissandrello: James Monroe Law Office: Nomination Form . In: National Register of Historic Places database . National Park Service , February 25, 1975, accessed April 1, 2018 (525 KB), p. 2.
- ↑ Stephen Lissandrello: James Monroe Law Office: Nomination Form . In: National Register of Historic Places database . National Park Service , February 25, 1975, accessed April 1, 2018 (525 KB), p. 4.
- ^ Harry Ammon: James Monroe: the Quest for national identity . Paperback edition. University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville 1990, ISBN 0-8139-1266-0 , p. 77.
- ^ Harry Ammon: James Monroe: the Quest for national identity . Paperback edition. University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville 1990, ISBN 0-8139-1266-0 , pp. 133 f.
- ↑ Stephen Lissandrello: James Monroe Law Office: Nomination Form . In: National Register of Historic Places database . National Park Service , February 25, 1975, accessed April 1, 2018 (English, 525 KB), pp. 2–4.
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↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Virginia . National Park Service , accessed April 1, 2018.
Monroe Law Office on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 1, 2018. - ^ Fredericksburg Historic District on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 1, 2018.