A journey of rediscovery and re-creation is underway at James Madison's Montpelier as experts and curators take on the task of researching the furniture and décor which would have surrounded the ...
Several of the more than 4,000 artifacts will be on display in a new exhibit “Hidden Treasure: Restoration and Archaeology” at Montpelier Mansion in Laurel, Md. These artifacts were discovered during ...
ORANGE -- The $24 million restoration of James Madison's Montpelier, now in its final stages,is attracting large numbers of visitors, including preservationists and history buffs, officials said today ...
ORANGE — Montpelier is celebrating the completion of a $24 million restoration that’s returned the plantation home to the era of James Madison’s presidency and retirement years. The five-year ...
It isn't exactly common to make a house two-thirds smaller or to remove the indoor plumbing. But that's been done at Montpelier, the plantation mansion of former President James Madison. The brick ...
correctionAn Oct. 29 Real Estate article about the restoration of the historic Montpelier house incorrectly referred to Jim Vaughan as the president of the Montpelier Foundation. As stated elsewhere ...
ORANGE, Va. -- Restorers have lopped off two wings, obliterated 14 bathrooms, re-created two staircases and, overall, reduced by more than half the size of Montpelier, President James Madison's ...
ORANGE, Va. (AP)- The foundation that oversees the Virginia homestead of President James Madison begins work Saturday on the reconstruction of the slave community known as South Yard. The ...