Night-time view of Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, near Charlottesville, Virginia, circa 1935

Subject: Residences
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Night-time view of Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, near Charlottesville, Virginia, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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A moonlit night view of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's domed neoclassical house, its windows glowing warmly against dark trees and a moon in a blue, cloud-streaked sky. Jefferson designed the house himself, beginning in 1768 and remodelling it in the 1790s after his years in France, and it stands on a hilltop near Charlottesville, Virginia. The card's night-time rendering, with the illuminated portico and dome, was a popular novelty treatment for this historic shrine.

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PublisherAsheville Post Card Co.

C16:— NIGHT-TIME VIEW OF MONTICELLO. HOME OF THOMAS JEFFERSON. NEAR CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. Photo by Virginia Conservation Commission. 44672 --- Monticello, designed and built by Thomas Jefferson, is one of the most perfect examples of architecture in America. Begun in 1769, it was several years being built, as most of the materials used were made on the property—the timbers were hewn there, and the bricks and even the nails and hardware were made there. Jefferson was of an inventive turn of mind and his home contains many evidences of this, as several of the devices he contrived are in popular use today. Published by Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, N.C. MADE IN USA POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE THIS SPACE FOR WRITING THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS

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Publisher	Asheville Post Card Co.
Series	C16
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Monticello, Charlottesville, VA
Publisher	Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, NC
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a white border; printed card number 44672 in the lower right corner. No postmark or cancellation present. Unused divided-back linen-era postcard with printed Monticello description; light age toning, no damage.

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Night-time view of Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, near Charlottesville, Virginia, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/night-time-view-of-monticello-home-of-thomas-jefferson-near-1930. Accessed October 24, 2026.