Oak Hill (James Monroe house) C. Littleton and his wife, but the central facade looks much as it did during Monroe's lifetime. The property remains in private hands today as the residence of Thomas DeLashmutt and his wife; it is not open to the public. Two U.S. Navy ships have been named USS "Oak Hill" after the estate. Oak Hill (James Monroe house) Oak Hill is a mansion and plantation located in Aldie, Virginia that was for 22 years a home of James Monroe, the fifth U.S. President. It is located approximately south of Leesburg on U.S. Route 15, in an unincorporated area of Loudoun
James Monroe Hewlett American Institute of Architects, Director of the American Academy in Rome, and Chairman of the Committee for erecting Carnegie Libraries in Brooklyn. James Monroe Hewlett was the father-in-law of Buckminster Fuller and is credited with the creation of the mural of the heavens on the ceiling of Grand Central Station in New York City. James Monroe Hewlett James "Monroe" Hewlett (August 1, 1868 – October 18, 1941) was an American Beaux Arts architect, scenic designer, and muralist. Hewlett was born into an old Long Island family at Rock Hall in Lawrence, New York. He is descended from a long line