scssifiti of his s»>n-in-la\v, Samuel K. ( iouvciR-ur, who, in 1S52, sold it U) 

 Col. John W. Fairfax, father of the H(»ii. Henry Fairfax, t!ie present 

 owner. 



One «if the most interesting places in all the Piedmont rejrion is Mf>nt- 

 pellier, the home of President James Madison. 



It is situated about four miles from Oran^'e, in Oranj^'e County. 'Die 

 original house was erected by James Madison, Senior, in 17;^). It was 

 wholly reconstructed however, in l8cx>, after James Madison and Dor- 

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

 prepared tlie first accepted ilesipns of the I'nited States C The 



plans were an adaptation of the English renaissance of tiic l»rtvian 

 style of architcx'lurc to the needs of (nir ow: ilantl. T apia- 



tion resulted in the ty|X' now known as "C<'i'>nial.*' M cr is 



recognized as one of the purest sjxxrimens of this style of arciti 11 



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