page_title: National Trust for Historic Preservation
section_title: Co-stewardships
hierarchical_section_title: National Trust for Historic Preservation / National Trust Historic Sites / Co-stewardships
caption_attribution_description: English: James Madison, fourth president of the United States wrote the Constitution at his estate near Orange Virginia, called Montpelier. Pictured here after an extensive renovation.
context_page_description: The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a privately funded, nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that works in the field of historic preservation in the United States. The member-supported organization was founded in 1949 by congressional charter to support the preservation of America’s diverse historic buildings, neighborhoods, and heritage through its programs, resources, and advocacy.
context_section_description: Sites owned or leased by the National Trust and operated by an independent nonprofit organization: 
  Belle Grove Plantation, Middletown, Virginia
  Brucemore, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  Cliveden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Drayton Hall, Charleston, South Carolina
  Cooper-Molera Adobe, Monterey, California
  Decatur House, Washington, D.C.
  Filoli, Woodside, California
  James Madison’s Montpelier, near Orange, Virginia
  Kykuit, Tarrytown, New York
  Oatlands Plantation, Leesburg, Virginia
  President Lincoln’s Cottage, Washington, D.C. (President Lincoln's Cottage is owned by the Armed Forces Retirement Home.)
caption: James Madison’s Montpelier, near Orange, Virginia
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