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THE “PEED MONT SECTILON his farm and household. The achievement dearest to his heart was the founding of the University of Virginia. ‘Through a telescope he watched the building operations from a room in the domed roof of Monticello. Scarcely a day passed that he did not visit the site itself, overseeing the building of his own design, which is a monument to his ability, foresight and wisdom. Much credit is due the present owner, Mr. Jefferson Levy, from the fact that when he inherited this estate from Commodore Levy, who purchased it from Jefferson’s heirs, he made no change in house and gardens, but restored Monticello to its original beauty. JUANITA MASSIE PATTERSON. [283 |
