Talk:Highland (James Monroe house)

message: Searched for about an hour trying to find a picture of the house in the public domain. I'm starting to believe it may be one of the least photographed presidential homes in history.  If someone could provide an image of the house, that'd be fantastic, be it from some other source or driving up and snapping a picture.  Worse comes to worse, I'll have a chance in August to do so myself, but I'll hope for one of my fellow Wikipedians to do so before hand. <I style="color:#3333CC;">~ The Rebel At ~</I> 18:55, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Found a technical drawing of the home from the Park Service...better than nothing, but an actual photograph or painting of the house would be superb.  The Ash Lawn-Highland Foundation, as well as the Commonwealth of Virginia tourism site both display a painting of the house. Perhaps its old enough, or perhaps the "fair use" doctrine can be put into effect? <I style="color:#3333CC;">~ The Rebel At ~</I> 03:54, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Ash Lawn-Highland pictures

message: How many slaves did Monroe own?  Funny, there's no mention of that in this page, Monroe's page, or the external sites.  Yet he was a Virginian plantation owner and based on Washington, Madison and his neighbor Jefferson's household staff composition, slaves had to be somewheres.  Truth is not selective, people are.  122.26.128.126 05:45, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I made the page. I have no idea how many slaves Monroe had.  I suppose I could be faulted for not adding in, "He had slaves," to the page.  Just because a source fails to mention something, does not mean it was by intent or design.  If you want to research the matter, and add referenced information concerning the role of slaves at Ash Lawn-Highland, please, do so.  At the time I made this page, I did not have such information at hand, hence its absence.  However, its poor form to run around implying that articles are intentionally white washed.  While handing out judgments of people, you may want to glance in the next mirror you pass. ~ (The Rebel At) ~ 03:36, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I recently toured Ash Lawn-Highland, and our docent said that the plantation had about forty slaves, I think.  If I can find documentation in a reputable source, I will add it.  But the William & Mary folks administering the site are quite frank about matters, and are working to restore that part of the property so that the issue can be discussed and explored more openly.  Monroe was indeed a slave owner, which must figure in to consideration of his record as a President, and certainly bears mention on a page about his Virginia plantation.  72.49.66.68 (talk) 03:34, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds good, please do!~ (The Rebel At) ~ 18:44, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Slaves

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message: The title Highland (James Monroe house) is incorrect. His house burned down in the 1800's. Highland was his estate and home, but there is no original house that remains.
It should read Highland (James Monroe estate) — Preceding unsigned comment added by  Cbuoscio (talk • contribs) 18:22, 9 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  This is Monroe's estate and home.