Marion duPont Scott was a thoroughbred horsebreeder who operated a racing stable for both flat and steeplechase racing. She was the last private owner of Montpelier, the mansion and land estate of former United States President James Madison.
At a horse show in 1916
Montpelier (Orange, Virginia)
James Madison's Montpelier, located in Orange County, Virginia, was the plantation house of the Madison family, including Founding Father and fourth president of the United States James Madison and his wife, Dolley. The 2,650-acre (1,070 ha) property is open seven days a week.
Montpelier (Orange, Virginia)
Montpelier in 1975, during Marion duPont Scott's ownership of the property.
Hunt Races
View of the Blue Ridge Mountains from the second floor of the front of James Madison's Montpelier, Orange County, VA.