James Monroe Family Home Site
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James Monroe Family Home Site
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Obelisk at the James Monroe Family Home Site, October 2010
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| Location | 4460 James Monroe Highway, Colonial Beach, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°14′31″N 76°59′27″W / 38.24194°N 76.99083°WCoordinates: 38°14′31″N 76°59′27″W / 38.24194°N 76.99083°W |
| Area | 74.8 acres (30.3 ha) |
| Built | 1758 |
| Built by | Grigg, Milton |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP reference # | 79003095, 08000285 (Boundary Increase) |
| VLR # | 096-0046 |
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| Added to NRHP | July 24, 1979, April 10, 2008 (Boundary Increase) |
| Designated VLR | December 21, 1976, December 5, 2007 |
James Monroe Family Home Site, also known as James Monroe's Birthplace, is a historic archaeological site located near Oak Grove and Colonial Beach, Westmoreland County, Virginia. The site includes the ruins of the Monroe Family Home and birthplace of President James Monroe (1758-1831), which were uncovered in 1976, by a team from the College of William & Mary. Monroe spent his entire youth working the farm until he left for his education at the College of William & Mary. The archaeological team uncovered a house foundation measuring 20 feet by 58 feet. The known 1845 etchings of the birth home indicate a small four room, rough cut wooden farm house with few outbuildings on a 500-acre farm filled with wetlands. The archaeological study clearly indicated that James Monroe's beginnings were humble.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, with a boundary increase in 2008.
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