heim ▁Plant ation ▁owned ▁by ▁Cham pe ▁Carter . ▁ ▁Six ▁years ▁later , ▁Mon roe ▁moved ▁his ▁family ▁onto ▁the ▁plant ation , ▁where ▁they ▁res ided ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁twenty - five ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 0 , ▁Mon roe ▁described ▁his ▁home ▁as : ▁" One ▁wooden ▁dwell ing ▁house , ▁the ▁walls ▁filled ▁with ▁brick . ▁One ▁store y ▁high , ▁ 4 0 ▁by ▁ 3 0   ft . ▁Wood en ▁Wing ▁one ▁store y ▁high , ▁ 3 4 ▁by ▁ 1 8   ft ." ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 6 ▁years , ▁Mon roe ▁continued ▁to ▁add ▁onto ▁his ▁home , ▁adding ▁stone ▁cell ars ▁and ▁a ▁second ▁story ▁to ▁the ▁building . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁expanded ▁his ▁land ▁hold ings , ▁which ▁at ▁their ▁greatest ▁included ▁over ▁ 3 , 5 0 0 ▁acres ▁( 1 4   km ²). ▁ ▁However , ▁by ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁Mon roe ▁increasing ly ▁turned ▁to ▁s elling ▁his ▁land ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁deb t . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁sell ▁High land ▁completely . ▁ ▁S lave ▁qu arters ▁High land ▁was ▁a ▁th riv ing ▁plant ation ▁employ ing ▁the ▁labor ▁of ▁ 3 0 - 4 0 ▁slaves . ▁Their ▁housing ▁no ▁longer ▁exists . ▁Qu arters ▁for ▁field ▁hands ▁were ▁at ▁some ▁distance ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁house , ▁while ▁the ▁domestic ▁slaves ▁lived ▁closer ▁to ▁their ▁Mon