Hours of Operation January and February: Tours by reservation only, Fridays and Saturdays at 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. CLOSED Sunday through Thursday January and February Tours Behind the Scenes at Highland The historic interiors at...

Born on April 28, 1758—in Westmoreland County, Virginia—James Monroe was the second of five children of Spence and Elizabeth Jones Monroe, “small” planters who raised tobacco on their farm of approximately 500 acres. Initially educated at Parson Campbell’s school in...

James Monroe’s story is only one aspect of Highland. Enslaved women and men lived on the property for several generations, and had deeper connections to this place than did Monroe, who was often away in public office. Like other plantation...