Statue of James Monroe at Ash Lawn, Charlottesville, Virginia, circa 1930s

Subjects: Gardens Monuments & Memorials
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Statue of James Monroe at Ash Lawn, Charlottesville, Virginia, circa 1930s, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

A view down a red gravel path lined with tall clipped boxwood hedges and trees, leading to a white statue of James Monroe on a pedestal silhouetted against a pastel sky. The garden walkway is framed by dense green foliage.

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PublisherAsheville Post Card Co.

567:-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 sculptor Attilio Piccirilli on the order of the Venezuelan Government as a mark of appreciation when they were defended by the Monroe Doctrine during Cleveland's administration. "Ash Lawn," home of James Monroe, revolutionary hero, signer of the Louisiana Purchase, author of the Monroe Doctrine and fifth President 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. Published by Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, N. C. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE THIS SPACE FOR WRITING THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS

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Series	567
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Ash Lawn, Charlottesville, VA
Place depicted	Charlottesville, VA
Place mentioned	Charlottesville, VA
Publisher	Asheville, NC
Notes	Linen-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, Virginia, circa 1930s, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/statue-of-james-monroe-at-ash-lawn-charlottesville-virginia. Accessed October 5, 2026.