Thomas Jefferson, President & Architect Photos

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was not only third US President (1801-1809), he was a Renaissance man. His three major architectural projects include the designs for his home Monticello, the Virginia State Capitol, & the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. He was also greatly responsible for the westward expansion of the USA, sending Lewis & Clark to explore as far as the Pacific & orchestrating the Louisiana purchase. He drafted the Declaration of Independence, served in several legislative & ambassadorial positions, promoted scientific studies & his library formed the core of the Library of Congress.

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Monticello seen over flowers.	Monticello (1769). Architect: Thomas Jefferson.	Oblique view of Monticello.	Monticello seen full width.

Vegetable gardens beside Monticello.	Virginia State Capitol (1785-88) was modeled on the Maison Carrée in Nimes, France. Architect: Thomas Jefferson & Charles Clérisseau.	Dome over rotunda of Virginia State Capitol.	The Rotunda (c1817) on University of Virginia campus with a monument dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, US President & the actual architect of the building & campus. Architect: Thomas Jefferson. On National Register.

The Rotunda of University of Virginia was modelled after the Pantheon in Rome & was originally the university library.	Jefferson Memorial (1943) (Tidal Basin) modeled after Pantheon in Rome. Architect: John Russell Pope. On National Register.	Thomas Jefferson sculpture in his memorial by Rudulph Evens.	Jefferson Memorial tinted by setting sun.

Thomas Jefferson (1821) by Gilbert Stuart in National Gallery of Art.	Portrait of Thomas Jefferson (1791-2) by Charles Willson Peale in National Portrait Gallery.	Portrait of Thomas Jefferson on Jefferson engine at FASNY Museum of Firefighting.	Carving of President Thomas Jefferson in New York State Capitol.

The carved faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln on Mount Rushmore.	Thomas Jefferson statue silhouetted against Aegon Center.	Jefferson County Courthouse (1842) (527 W. Jefferson St.). Architect: Gideon Shryock. On National Register.	Angels of justice at base of Thomas Jefferson statue.

Bronze bust of Thomas Jefferson (c1937) in Old State House Museum.	Statue of Thomas Jefferson (1913) by Karl Bitter at Missouri History Museum.	Statue of Thomas Jefferson (1913) by Karl Bitter in arched hall of Missouri History Museum.	3: Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) lived (1743-1826).

Jefferson Peace Medal (1801) as used on Lewis & Clark Expedition at Oklahoma History Center.	Jefferson Peace Medal (1801) found along Missouri River near Mobridge at South Dakota State Historical Society Museum.	Peace & Friendship side of Jefferson Peace Medal (1801) given to natives by early American explorers at South Dakota State Historical Society Museum.	Signatures of Thomas Jefferson, President & James Madison, Secretary of State on document naming members of Orleans Territorial Legislature at Destrehan Plantation.