Colle

Photographed By J. J. Prats, August 2, 2009

1. Colle Marker

Inscription. The house was built about 1770 by workmen engaged in building Monticello. Mazzei, an Italian, lived here for some years adapting grape culture to Virginia. Baron de Riedesel, captured at Saratoga in 1777, lived here with his family, 1779–1780. Scenes in Ford’s novel, Janice Meredith, are laid here.

Erected 1928 by Conservation and Development Commission. (Marker Number W-201.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Colonial Era • Horticulture & Forestry • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1770.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 59.506′ N, 78° 26.654′ W. Marker was in Simeon, Virginia, in Albemarle County. Marker was on Thomas Jefferson Highway (Virginia Route 53) just east of Milton Road (County Route 732), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Charlottesville VA 22902, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. A different marker also named Colle (here, next to this marker); Jefferson Vineyards

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(about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ash Lawn - Highland (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ash Lawn – Highland (approx. 0.9 miles away); Thomas Jefferson (approx. 1.1 miles away); Nursery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Charcoal (approx. 1.3 miles away); Joiner's Shop (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Simeon.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker.

Also see . . .
1. Filippo Mazzei. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on September 17, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Janice Meredith: A Story of the American Revolution. Google Books website entry:
1899 book by Paul Leicester Ford. “A sudden end came to these amusements by an untoward event. Janice and General de Riedesel had made the flower-garden at Colle their particular charge, working there, despite the heat, for hours each day, till early in August, when one day the baron was found lying in a pathway unconscious, his face blue, his hands white, and his eyes staring. He was hurriedly carried into the house, and when the army surgeon arrived, it was found to be a case of sunstroke. Though he was bled copiously, the sufferer improved but slowly, and before he was convalescent developed the ‘river’ or ‘breakbone fever.’ Finally he was ordered over the

Colle Marker and Vineyard image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, August 2, 2009

2. Colle Marker and Vineyard

mountains to the Warm Springs, to see whether their waters might not benefit him . . . ” (Submitted on August 26, 2009.)

Photographed By Denise Boose, April 19, 2011

3. Colle Marker

Taken from the other direction.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,594 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on March 17, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California.