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Westover, home and garden of colonial Virginia, circa 1938

Subjects
GardensResidences
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1938 (Linen)
Front of Westover, home and garden of colonial Virginia, circa 1938, Arlington, VA, USA, c. 1938 linen postcard
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Back of Westover, home and garden of colonial Virginia, circa 1938, Arlington, VA, USA, c. 1938 linen postcard
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About this postcard

Westover appears as a long red-brick Georgian house with a central block and flanking wings, its walls covered in ivy and set behind a broad lawn and mature trees. The caption calls it “one of the most beautiful places in America” and places it at the falls of the James River, where William Byrd I settled about 1674. The plantation’s brickwork and formal gardens are among Virginia’s best-known colonial survivals. By the time of this view, the caption notes, Westover was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Crane.

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PublisherTHE RICHMOND NEWS COMPANY
WESTOVER: HOME AND GARDEN OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA WESTOVER, one of the most beautiful places in America, located at the falls of the James River. William Byrd I settled on this estate about 1674. Illustrative of Virginia's finest colonial gardens and architecture. Now the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Crane.
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PublisherTHE RICHMOND NEWS COMPANY
Series12085
ConditionVery good
Place depictedWestover, Arlington, VA
Place mentionedWestover, Arlington, VA
Place mentionedRichmond, VA
PublisherTHE RICHMOND NEWS COMPANY, Cambridge, MA
NotesLinen texture; white border. No postmark; card is unused (stamp box empty, no address or message). Divided-back linen-texture card, ca. 1930s-1940s. Printed back caption describes Westover; pencil "#59" at lower right. Light soiling/toning on the blank address side.

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Westover, home and garden of colonial Virginia, circa 1938, postcard, c. 1938. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/westover-home-and-garden-of-colonial-virginia-circa-1938. Accessed November 2, 2026.