Saving Monticello: A Brief History
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- Опубліковано 23 вер 2020
- Have you heard of Commodore Uriah Levy? A pioneer in several ways, Levy was the U.S.’s first Jewish naval flag officer (he would have been an admiral in today’s Navy). He was instrumental in ending flogging in the U.S. Navy, which way officially abolished in 1850. And, in 1834, when it was already falling into a state of heavy disrepair, he bought and repaired Monticello in what was one of the earlier acts of historic preservation in this country.
Susan Stein, our Richard Gilder Senior Curator for Special Projects, tells the story of Monticello’s preservation, from the Levy family’s nearly 90-year stewardship through the creation of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which has owned and operated Jefferson’s mountaintop home for almost a century. - Розваги
This is a great video. Thank you so much for making it. We are so fortunate to be able to visit Monticello today.
One of our country's magnificent treasures. Could have been lost to neglect or fire and so to have it in it's current state is amazing. We owe so much to those people along the way who made it possible to still experience it's ingenuity and beauty, and feel the vibe of the author of the Declaration Of Independence.
One of the authors of the declaration of Independence he had help Ben Franklin and John Adams also contribute to the declaration!!
To think he repeatedly raped a young 14yr old girl for years in that home. He reminds me Jeffery Epstein. 🤷🏽♂️
I love Monticello!
Thank you
Thank you !! A wonderful video !!
Jefferson was one of the greatest men that America has ever produced.
George whitehead that great American owned human beings as chattel. He was a despicable and contemptible human being
The Mal Evans trolls historic site videos. If slavery was still around then he may have a cause but slavery has been over since 1865 so we really don't know what he is protesting for. Maybe he's bored. He can't go after the guilty since they are dead so he constantly attacks innocent museums and historical interpreters.
Agreed. It’s very easy and fashionable for people these days to judge him from our perspective in our century and dismiss his entire legacy based on his slave ownership. If you have a moderate amount of intelligence you can analyze historical figures of the past through an objective lens, the good the bad and the ugly.
No one admires Jefferson for his slave ownership or any of his other major flaws. When you study his life and his own thoughts on these matters, you realize he was a very complex and conflicted person. I think thats what makes him captivating to people who do admire him. He didn’t fully live up to his own ideals, but he also did some incredible things in his life. I hope one day to go and see Monticello.
@@michaelscherer6416I am amir Jefferson for being a slave owner he's my hero I just wish we could still own slaves!!!
@@MalEvansUSA yes, owning slaves is repugnant. But back in the 18th century it was tolerated. No doubt some of the things you do or own today will be considered contemptible 200 years from now
While not kept alive and active, it is reborn as a monument to him, and he did see himself as a god, and to something like a temple to him buy people who nearly think of him that way, his home, and also to him, a temple in D.C. of the Roman temple to all there gods, just for him alone. May be why he likes the dome?
A great video. It should be shown at the Visitor's Center at Monticello. The house is okay to tour, but information on Jefferson at the site is nonexistent. Overall, a disappointing visit.
*Also, they should let the visitors know how Monticello is connected to downtown Charlottesville* . How some of the shops down there today, used to be homes of freed slaves And of relatives of Thomas Jefferson. Why isn't that a part of the tour information? Downtown mall is beautiful! Those visitors at Monticello come for the history, so why not direct them to downtown Charlottesville (only 2 miles), from Monticello so they can do the walking tour, and get more education on Monticello. What's up with that deletion from the Information to the tourists?? I don't know....
It's crazy to think about a time when people didn't give much thought regarding maintenance & preservation of founding fathers/early presidents homes, especially considering the amazing pieces of architecture they were. Monticello, Montpelier, Mount Vernon, etc. just in Virginia, all could've been lost. Obviously, these weren't as historically significant when to contemporaries of that era, but it's still interesting.
Thinking of unrelated families just buying, selling & living in these houses is pretty amusing though. How cool would it be to grow up knowing you were living in Thomas Jefferson's home?