He designed his own large mansion on a 5,000 acre plantation near Charlottesville, Virginia, which he named Monticello.

In 1768, Jefferson began construction of his primary residence, Monticello, on a hilltop overlooking a 5,000 acre plantation.

Originally, the home, located at 4405 Wishart Road, stood on a 250 acre plantation.

After the slavery ban in Georgia was lifted, his rice fields developed into a massive 15,000 acre plantation with 200 slaves.

He was forced to sell a 300 acre (1.2 km2) plantation in Salem to pay his debts and was forced into debtor's prison for a time.

The house was once the center of a 500 acre plantation.

His wife inherited the 4,819 acre plantation and he built an octagonal retreat home there which was basically complete in the year 1812.

Buxton Village was founded when a group of 128-132 former slaves from Annandale purchased the 580 acre plantation for 50,000 dollars.

The Department also owned a 20 acre paddy field in Penang and a 120 acre plantation in Sabah.

Within five years of his return he had married Mary Willis, the daughter of a wealthy neighbor, and joined their two estates into a massive 7000 acre plantation.