Montpelier
Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | 4 mi. W of Orange on VA 20, Orange, VA |
| County | Orange County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Politics and government |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | James Madison Home |
| Reference number | 66000843 |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property, America's Most Endangered Historic Places, Virginia Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 4 mi. W of Orange on VA 20, Orange, VA |
| Coordinates | 38.2197° N, 78.1694° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Orange | 19 listed places in Orange → |
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Questions people ask
When was Montpelier listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Montpelier?
4 mi. W of Orange on VA 20, Orange, Orange County, Virginia.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Montpelier?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000843. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.