{"town":"Colonial Beach","timezone":"America/New_York","place":{"category":"history_sites","name":"James Monroe Birthplace & Boyhood Home","address":"4460 James Monroe Hwy, Colonial Beach, VA 22443","phone":"(804) 214-9169","hours":"Visitor Center & House Tours: Weekends Apr 1–Labor Day, 11am–4pm · Free · Park trails open daily","desc":"James Monroe was born here on April 28, 1758 — the 5th President of the United States and author of the Monroe Doctrine. The 74-acre park includes a reconstructed colonial-era farmhouse (built to original specifications), a Commemorative Timeline Walking Trail, canoe launch on Monroe Creek, and an 18th-century garden. The College of William & Mary uncovered the original foundation ruins in 1976. The park grounds are free and open to the public year-round.","id":"history-sites--james-monroe-birthplace-boyhood-home--1cb425e","provenance":{"kind":"live","source_url":null,"updated_at":"2026-10-08T22:52:28.253Z"},"url":"https://colonialbeachapp.com/places/history-sites--james-monroe-birthplace-boyhood-home--1cb425e"},"freshness":{"status":"live","fetched_at":"2026-10-09T02:15:32.561Z","snapshot_built_at":"2026-10-09T01:14:04.548Z","upstream_truncated":false,"note":"Live public records are combined with the app’s published listings. Fetch time is not a verification date."}}