Highland Drive

James Monroe’s Highland is a historic site near Charlottesville, Virginia. America’s fifth president lived at Highland sporadically from 1799 to 1823. Monroe sold the house and the fields immediately surrounding it in 1826. The Monroes’ original residence, built in 1799, burned down around the mid-1800s. Later owners contributed the name “Ash Lawn,” which was linked to the property’s name for more than a century. In 2016 it reverted to its name given by the Monroes. This photo shows the drive into Highland lined by beautiful, mature ashe trees

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