Land
Thomas Jefferson's landholdings in Albemarle County totaled some 5,000 acres and was partially divided by the Rivanna River. To manage this vast estate, he used a plantation system that had its origins in Virginia's Tidewater region and which divided the land into separate "farms." The Monticello mountaintop and surrounding area constituted the "home farm" and included Mulberry Row, the main plantation street.
Mulberry
Row
Mulberry Row was a center of light industry and housing at Monticello
and hummed with activity during Jefferson's day.
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The
Farms
The Monticello plantation was a network of fields, streams, rivers,
and roads segmented into several farms.
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