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First Church Congregational and parish house, Vergennes, VT, 1936

Subjects
AutomobilesChurchesResidences
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1936 (Linen)
Front of First Church Congregational and parish house, Vergennes, VT, 1936, Mrs. Alberta Whiting, VT, USA, c. 1936 real photo postcard
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Back of First Church Congregational and parish house, Vergennes, VT, 1936, Mrs. Alberta Whiting, VT, USA, c. 1936 real photo postcard
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About this postcard

The First Church Congregational in Vergennes, Vermont, appears with its columned portico and cupola beside a parish house and manse, the minister's residence, with a porch. Two automobiles are parked on the tree-lined street in front, placing the scene in the 1930s. The church and its adjacent parish buildings follow a common New England pattern: a meetinghouse-style sanctuary paired with a parish house for social and educational gatherings. Vergennes, in Addison County at the falls of Otter Creek, was a small commercial and manufacturing center in the period.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Berta, Sorry not to have seen you again. I went part way over Sun. p.m. but was told you had gone to cemetery I went there, Nina S. told me you went over River St. just as well perhaps, for the show wasn't very good. Can't you come down & stay a few days, Would love to have you come I may go up again later but not for some time. I was glad to see old friends may endure for a night but joy cometh in

PublisherNeedham Photo Studio
First Church Congregational. PARISH HOUSE, - MANSE OISA B Vergennes, Vt.
PostmarkedLINGTO, VT, June 21, 1936, 18:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Alberta Whiting

Johnson, VT

Postcard record

Postmarked, LINGTO, VT
PublisherNeedham Photo Studio
SeriesDEFENDER
ConditionFair
Place addressedMrs. Alberta Whiting, Johnson, VT
PublisherNeedham Photo Studio, Burlington, VT
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesPrinted white caption on front: "First Church Congregational. PARISH HOUSE, - MANSE OISA B Vergennes, Vt."; sepia tone; blue staining/damage at left edge; writing on front. Postmark: Burlington, VT, JUN 21 6 PM 1936. Divided-back real-photo card, glossy surface; printed imprint "NEEDHAM PHOTO STUDIO, BURLINGTON, VERMONT / ALL PUBLICATION RIGHTS RESERVED" runs vertically along the left edge. Light edge wear and a few foxing spots.

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First Church Congregational and parish house, Vergennes, VT, 1936, postcard, c. 1936. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/first-church-congregational-and-parish-house-vergennes-vt-19. Accessed November 2, 2026.