wn - High land ▁was ▁dropped , ▁and ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁red es ign ated ▁James ▁Mon roe ' s ▁High land ▁to ▁more ▁clearly ▁communicate ▁the ▁relationship ▁to ▁its ▁first ▁owner , ▁President ▁James ▁Mon roe . ▁ ▁Today , ▁High land ▁is ▁a ▁ 5 3 5 - acre ▁( 2 . 2   km ² ) ▁working ▁farm , ▁museum , ▁and ▁a ▁performance ▁site ▁for ▁arts , ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁William ▁and ▁Mary . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁year - round , ▁though ▁with ▁limited ▁hours ▁from ▁October ▁through ▁March . ▁ ▁Disc overy ▁of ▁larger ▁house ▁Ev idence ▁that ▁this ▁home , ▁long ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁original ▁wing ▁of ▁Mon roe ' s ▁residence , ▁was ▁in ▁fact , ▁a ▁guest ▁house , ▁sur fac ed ▁when ▁arch ae olog ists ▁discovered ▁the ▁found ations ▁of ▁a ▁much ▁larger ▁home ▁pres umed ▁to ▁be ▁Mon roe ' s ▁home . ▁ ▁Add itional ▁evidence ▁for ▁the ▁current ▁residence ▁being ▁a ▁guest ▁house ▁include ▁construction ▁techniques ▁that ▁post - date ▁Mon roe ▁moving ▁into ▁his ▁m ansion ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 9 , ▁and ▁d end ro chron ology ▁which ▁dates ▁the ▁existing ▁structure ▁as ▁being ▁made ▁from ▁trees ▁har v ested ▁between ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 1 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁High land ▁Site ▁Ash la wn , ▁S ime on , ▁Alb em ar le ▁County ,