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The Monticello Wine Company's four-story brick building was located on the middle of Perry Drive on the north side. Founded in 1873 using grapes from local vineyards, it operated until about the time Prohibition began in Virginia in Nov. 1916. Spurred by production increases and highest-awards honors from exhibitions in the United States and abroad, the Charlottesville region proclaimed itself the "Capital of the Wine Belt in Virginia." In 1904 its wine was used to christen the USS Virginia. The building was last used as a storage facility until fire destroyed it in 1937 The home of the winery's general manager, Adolph Russow, stands nearby at 212 Wine Street.
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| HM Number | HMBSD |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | Q-31 |
| Year Placed | 2005 |
| Placed By | Department of Historic Resources |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 6:19am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 721196 N 4212863 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.03650000, -78.47955000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 2.19', W 78° 28.773' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 2' 11.40" N, 78° 28' 46.38" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 434 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 600 McIntire Rd, Charlottesville VA 22902, US |
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