Residence, Upperville 



session of his son-in-law, Samuel L. Gouveneur, who, in 1852, sold it to 

 Col. John W. Fairfax, father of the Hon. Henry Fairfax, the present 

 owner. 



One of the most interesting places in all the Piedmont region is Mont- 

 pellier, the home of President James Madison. 



It is situated about four miles from Orange, in Orange County. The 

 original house was erected by James Madison, Senior, in 1756. It was 

 wholly reconstructed however, in 1809, after James Madison and Dor- 

 othy Todd were married. The architect was William Thornton, who 

 prepared the first accepted designs of the United States Capitol. The 

 plans were an adaptation of the English renaissance of the Grecian 

 style of architecture to the needs of our own Southland. This adapta- 

 tion resulted in the type now known as "Colonial." Montpellier is 

 recognized as one of the purest specimens of this style of architecture in 



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