Central Congregational Church, Galesburg, Illinois, circa 1903

Subjects: Christianity Churches
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1902 (Early)

Back of Central Congregational Church, Galesburg, Illinois, circa 1903, c. 1902 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

The card pictures the Central Congregational Church of Galesburg, Illinois, a Romanesque Revival edifice with a tall square corner tower, a large rose window over the entrance front, and round-arched doorways, printed in a cyan-blue tint. Galesburg was founded in 1837 by the Presbyterian minister George Washington Gale and grew as a railroad and college town (Knox College sits nearby), and its Congregational congregation was among the community's early institutions. The card was mailed in 1903, when such church views were commonly sold as souvenirs of a town's public buildings.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Nov 30-1905 for Charlotte Very few of the Western Cities contain Buildings, or Places of Historic Interest So there are only Views of Public Buildings to be had for Souvenirs Pakey

PostmarkedChicago, IL

Addressed to

Charlotte S. Howett

Annesburg, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked	Chicago, IL
Publisher	The Mail Printing Co.
Condition	Fair
Place addressed	Charlotte S. Howett, Annesburg, MA
Place depicted	Galesburg, IL
Stamp	2c George Washington, red, issued 1902
Notes	Cyan-tinted printed image; undivided-back era; handwritten message on the front; heavy brown staining at top center and right side, edge and corner wear. Postmark: CHI... R.P.O. (date obscured by the stamp). Undivided back with "THIS SIDE EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ADDRESS"; 2c Washington stamp; blue-tinted printed view; light soiling, corner/edge wear.

Cite this card

Central Congregational Church, Galesburg, Illinois, circa 1903, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/central-congregational-church-galesburg-illinois-circa-1903. Accessed October 25, 2026.