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Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest |
| The Visiting Info shown below, if any, is always subject to change. Please check the facility's website for the latest information before making a trip.
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| O V E R V I E W | |
| Facility: | Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest |
| Description: | Poplar Forest offers 40-minute guided tours of Jefferson's octagonal house. Tour topics range from Jefferson's design and construction of his retreat, his landscape design, the plantation community, the rescue of the property, and its restoration. Self guided grounds tours are also available. Visitors can walk the grounds with brochures describing the site and the enslaved workers. They can also view the exhibits at the restoration workshop, archaeology laboratory, slave quarter site, and in the lower level of the house. Also available in the lower level of the house is a 15 minute film on the restoration work and archaeological excavations. |
| A D D R E S S | |
| Address 1: | 1548 Bateman Bridge Road |
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| City: | Forest |
| State/Province: | VA |
| Zip Code: | 24551 |
| V I S I T I N G I N F O | |
| Hours: | 10 to 4 Wednesday through Monday from April through November except Thanksgiving Day. Closed on Tuesdays. |
| Admission: | House Tours (includes guided house tour and self-guided grounds tour) Adults $9.00 Seniors (age 60+) $7.50 Active Military $8.00 Youth 6-16 $1 Under 6 free Grounds tours (includes self-guided grounds tour and, in summer, hands-on activities) $4 |
| Telephone: | (434) 525-1806 |
| Website: | http://www.poplarforest.org/ |
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