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Centenary Methodist Church, Lynchburg, Virginia, circa 1907

Subjects
ChristianityChurches
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Centenary Methodist Church, Lynchburg, Virginia, circa 1907, c. 1907 printed photo postcard
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Back of Centenary Methodist Church, Lynchburg, Virginia, circa 1907, c. 1907 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

Centenary Methodist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, appears as a brick Romanesque Revival building with a tall corner tower, a smaller turreted cupola, round-arched windows, and a gabled entrance. Mature shade trees frame the view from a broad unpaved street, with a small figure near the side entrance. The church was part of Lynchburg's established downtown religious landscape, and its substantial masonry construction reflects the scale of urban church building in the period. Sallie M.'s message is a short family note to J. D. Jones in West Virginia, thanking him for a postal and mentioning a missed visit to Grandma and an uncle.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Many thanks for your postal. I hope you had a nice time at your home. Wish I could of been at Grandma while you were there. How did you like the uncle [illegible]. Lovingly Sallie M.

PublisherJ. P. Bell Co., Inc.
Centenary Methodist Church, Lynchburg, Va.
PostmarkedOWERHILL, VA
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. J. D. Jones

Steigg, WV

Postcard record

PostmarkedOWERHILL, VA
PublisherJ. P. Bell Co., Inc.
ConditionFair
Place addressedMr. J. D. Jones, Steigg, WV
Place depictedCentenary Methodist Church, Lynchburg, VA
Place depictedLynchburg, VA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1907, perforated on all sides
NotesUndivided-back era card with a white border; heavy creases, edge wear and brown staining across the face, plus a handwritten message in ink over the lower margin.

Cite this card

Centenary Methodist Church, Lynchburg, Virginia, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/centenary-methodist-church-lynchburg-virginia-circa-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.