Pack Square with the Vance Monument, Asheville, North Carolina, circa 1905
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
View across Pack Square in Asheville, North Carolina, with the tall granite obelisk of the Vance Monument rising at the center behind a circular fountain, geometric lawns and flower beds, and a street lamp in the foreground. Brick and stone commercial blocks with awnings line the square, and pedestrians and a horse-drawn carriage cross the open pavement. The Vance Monument, completed in 1898, honored Zebulon Baird Vance, North Carolina's Civil War governor and later U.S. senator; the obelisk stood in the square until it was removed in 2021.
Postcard Details
Amesbury, Mass
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Asheville, NC |
|---|---|
| Publisher | The Rotograph Co. |
| Series | G 1212 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place depicted | Pack Square, Asheville, NC |
| Publisher | The Rotograph Co., New York, NY |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | Narrow white margin at bottom carrying the printed caption; speckled wear/abrasion across the building facades. Handwritten date "Nov 20, 06" at lower right (not a message). Postmark: ASHEVILLE N.C. NOV 23 11-PM 1906 / AMESBURY MASS. NOV 23 7-AM 1906. Undivided back ("This side for the Address."); Rotograph Co. imprint with "(Germany.)"; 1¢ green Franklin stamp; light edge/corner wear. |
Cite this card
Pack Square with the Vance Monument, Asheville, North Carolina, circa 1905, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/pack-square-with-the-vance-monument-asheville-north-carolina. Accessed October 24, 2026.