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Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, near Charlottesville, Virginia, circa 1940

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Public FiguresResidences
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, near Charlottesville, Virginia, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, near Charlottesville, Virginia, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The red-brick neoclassical mansion of Monticello stands on its grassy hilltop, its white portico of four columns and low dome rising above flanking wings and outbuildings, with an American flag on the roof and trees framing the view. Thomas Jefferson designed the house himself, building and rebuilding it between 1769 and 1809 on his plantation outside Charlottesville, and it served as his home until his death there in 1826. The card's caption names it plainly as "Monticello, Home of Thomas Jefferson, near Charlottesville, Va."

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PublisherJ. P. Bell Co., Inc.
Photo Copyrighted by R. W. Holsinger. 765. Monticello, Home of Thomas Jefferson, near Charlottesville, Va. --- BELL-CHROME SUPERIOR-QUALITY MADE IN U.S.A. FOR WRITING MESSAGES R-18603 POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE DOMESTIC ONE CENT FOREIGN TWO CENTS THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY. PUBLISHED BY J. P. BELL CO., INC., LYNCHBURG, VA.
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PublisherJ. P. Bell Co., Inc.
Series765
ConditionGood
Place depictedMonticello, Charlottesville, VA
PublisherJ. P. Bell Co., Inc., Lynchburg, VA
NotesLinen-textured stock with a visible woven grain; narrow white border with edge and corner wear and slight chipping at the right edge. No postmark; divided back; Bell-Chrome imprint; unused.

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Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, near Charlottesville, Virginia, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/monticello-home-of-thomas-jefferson-near-charlottesville-vir. Accessed October 24, 2026.