Talk:Montpelier (Orange, Virginia)/Archive 1

Door trivia
Years ago a tour gude told me that the door facing Monticello was made low so that Madison would be forced to bow towards Jefferon's estate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.164.202.130 (talk) 15:00, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
 * This doesn't seem to make much sense. I can't speak for doors on the side of the house, but the front and back door are certainly not so low as to force anyone to bow (I'm 6'1").  Second, Madison's home is a county away from Jefferson's Monticello, so you can't even see the small mountain that the estate is situated upon.  Third, while Madison and Jefferson were good friends, Madison was by no means so deferential as to incorporate such a feature into his home.  ~ (The Rebel At) ~  15:27, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
 * James Madison was a shade under 5' 4" (the shortest president to date). That would have to be one low door for this anecdote to be true. jmdeur 14:06, 2 Nov 07 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.148.60.151 (talk)
 * That's for Ash Lawn/Highland, James Monroe's estate, not Madison's. Remember that Monroe lived up the street from Jefferson, while Madison lived in a different county entirely.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 17:51, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

Article name
Montpelier (James Madison), the present name of this article doesn't follow the general pattern for disambiguation names. A preferable name which would follow conventions would be Montpelier (Orange, Virginia). I would propose moving it to that name. Comments please. clariosophic (talk) 20:53, 30 October 2008 (UTC)


 * The NHL webpage name for the site is "Montpelier (James Madison House)". That would be preferable to the current name, as it is a house or estate, it is not another name for James Madison the person.  However, "Montpelier (Orange, Virginia)" is okay by me.  If there aren't more comments in a few days, you should just go ahead and move it, i think.  The alternative is you could list it at wp:Requested moves, which provides helpful involvement of disinvolved people, but that service is more for controversial moves.  I don't know of any local or other interests here, so i think this move would be okay.  Thanks. doncram (talk) 02:56, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Slightly out of date/expand
While the article shows the restored Montpelier building in the infobox, it only devotes a single sentence to the major restoration made to the structure that removed a slew of additions to the house, and restored its brick appearance. And that sentence is out of date, as 2008 is now beyond us. SchuminWeb (Talk) 02:27, 11 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I have updated the info on the restoration which was completed in 2008, however, this article could use a photo of the finished Montpelier Mansion. --Coingeek (talk) 21:40, 24 November 2009 (UTC)


 * I have added a post restoration photo as requested. I left the original one in the template, but it does not seem to be showing. I am not sure why. I am not sure whether to make the original photo show in the template, or move the original photo elsewhere on the page. Aigrette (talk) 23:25, 2 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Looks great! Thanks for your additions.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 02:15, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

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Indigenous peoples of Orange County, Virginia, specifically those in the Montpelier area
(may include Ontponea, Stepake); their language groups (may include Algonkian, Iroqoian, Siouan); archaeological finds, sites, etc. Historic preservation of the area hopefully would include the lives of peoples living there at the time of white settlement. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Inwitinthemidwest (talk • contribs) 14:26, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

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 * Aerial Photo of Mansion at James Madison's Montpelier.jpg (discussion)
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