Moving a mountain: How Monticello got Montalto back

Feb 5

"What a view!" says U.S. Senator George Allen, who lived on Brown's Mountain in the 1970s while attending UVA's School of Law. "There's no other place where you can drive down a mountain and say hello to Mr. Jefferson."

Repose here: Brown's mountain goes way back

Height: 1,278 feet Acreage: 330.462 acres 2004 price: $15 million 1974 price: $601,783 1832 price: $5,110 1777 price: £190 Patented: 1730 (part of 9,350 acres from the king to John Carter) Rental units today: 20 Bedrooms in main house: 7 Original use: grazing land Number of modern-day fires: 2

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Question of the Week

What do you know about Brown's Mountain?
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Real Estate

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Real Estate - $old

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Real Estate - On the Block

Colorful corner: Pistachio house catches the eye
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Real Estate - Update

Still on the block
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Movie Reviews

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Music Reviews

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The Brazen Careerist

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Strange But True

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Facetime

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Hotseat

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Letters

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Cultural preview

Cultural calendar, February 5-12, 2004
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Full Stories List for February 5th, 2004 issue #0305

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