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Statue of James Monroe at Ash Lawn, Charlottesville, VA, circa 1931

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GardensMonuments & Memorials
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1931 (Linen)
Front of Statue of James Monroe at Ash Lawn, Charlottesville, VA, circa 1931, c. 1931 linen postcard
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Back of Statue of James Monroe at Ash Lawn, Charlottesville, VA, circa 1931, c. 1931 linen postcard
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A red gravel path lined with tall clipped boxwood hedges leads to a white statue of James Monroe on a pedestal, with trees and open sky behind. The garden walk frames the monument at Ash Lawn, Monroe's estate outside Charlottesville. The statue was erected in 1931, the centennial of Monroe's death. Sculptor Attilio Piccirilli made it for the Venezuelan government, which commissioned the work in appreciation for the Monroe Doctrine's defense of Venezuela during its boundary dispute with Britain in the Cleveland administration. Ash Lawn was planned by Monroe's neighbor Thomas Jefferson and built in 1798 within sight of Monticello, about four miles from Charlottesville.

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PublisherAsheville Post Card Co.
STATUE OF JAMES MONROE AT "ASH LAWN," CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. STATUE OF PRESIDENT JAMES MONROE, erected at "Ash Lawn" in 1931 on the 100th anniversary of his death. Made by the sculp- tor Attilio Piccirilli on the order of the Vene- zuelan Government as a mark of appreciation when they were defended by the Monroe Doc- trine during Cleveland's administration. "Ash Lawn," home of James Monroe, revolutionary hero, signer of the Louisiana Purchase, au- thor of the Monroe Doctrine and fifth Presi- dent of the United States. Planned for him by his friend and neighbor Thomas Jefferson and built in 1798, within sight of Monticello and about four miles from Charlottesville, Va.
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PublisherAsheville Post Card Co.
Series567
ConditionVery good
Place depictedAsh Lawn, Charlottesville, VA
Place depictedCharlottesville, VA
Place mentionedCharlottesville, VA
PublisherAsheville, NC
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible cross-hatch pattern; narrow white border; printed caption along top edge. No postmark (unused card). Divided-back linen-texture card with white border; publisher imprint printed vertically along left edge. Handwritten dealer mark "#59" in lower right corner — not a message.

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Statue of James Monroe at Ash Lawn, Charlottesville, VA, circa 1931, postcard, c. 1931. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/statue-of-james-monroe-at-ash-lawn-charlottesville-va-circa. Accessed November 2, 2026.