Monticello- Home of Thomas Jefferson

      Our second stop is a mystery call. We are trying to figure out who's house we are in by asking the person questions, having them answer, and looking around for clues. So far we know she's in a famous historical figure's house in the United States, on the East Coast.
    Now we know that the house is in Virginia and the person who lived in the house had connections with Robert E Lee.

    One of the students guessed correctly! We are in Monticello. It was the house of our 3rd president, Thomas Jefferson! Monticello currently has 21 rooms. Old Monticello was built using the resources on the land it was being built on. Jefferson had many rooms for recreational activities, including playing the violin and writing. He had many bookshelves in his home to store all his law books and other informational studies. The Library of Congress was started when Thomas Jefferson donated all of his books. His house is full of artifacts from all around Europe. Monticello means "little mountain". Monticello was of course, built on a hill. 

              - Juhi, Sawyer, and Yen