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Goethe-Gartenhaus, Weimar, Germany

Subjects
Public FiguresResidences
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Goethe-Gartenhaus, Weimar, Germany, c. 1915 printed photo postcard
Front
Back of Goethe-Gartenhaus, Weimar, Germany, c. 1915 printed photo postcard
Back

About this subject

A small two-story garden house with a shingled hipped roof and dormer stands among tall bare trees in a park. A low fence and gate enclose the grounds, with a bench visible at the right. A printed scroll banner at upper right carries a Goethe verse.

Postcard Details

Message · German, in pen

Liebe Kläre! Ich komme fahre am Dienstag nach Krefeld. Ich hoffe auf ein baldi- ges, frohes Wieder- sehen. Bis dahin die herz- lichsten Grüße Deine Freundin Grete

Translation

Dear Kläre! I'm coming [crossed out] I'm traveling on Tuesday to Krefeld. I hope for a soon, joyful reunion. Until then, the heartiest greetings, Your friend Grete

PublisherA. Horn
Uebermütig sieht's nicht aus Dieses stille Gartenhaus Allen die darin verkehrt Ward ein guter Muth bescheert Goethe Weimar Goethe-Gartenhaus --- Kunstdruck-Büttenkarte nach Original-Photographie. Gesetzl. geschützt. Verlagsanstalt A. Horn, Gotha (vorm. A. Gimm) gegr. 1898
PostmarkedWeimar, August 26, 1926
Stamp
Addressed to
Jll. Pasch

Zuidwal 29, Gertenbosch, Holland

Postcard record

Postmarked, Weimar
ConditionFair
Place addressedJll. Pasch, Zuidwal 29, Gertenbosch
Place depictedWeimar
PublisherA. Horn, Gotha
NotesUndivided-back era card; handwritten message on the front above the picture. Heavy brownish staining/foxing along all edges and worn corners; image itself intact. Postmark: WEIMAR 26.8.26 4-5N. Divided-back card; matte photo-print (Kunstdruck) texture, no white border on the picture itself; heavy foxing/toning, edge wear and corner creases; blue pencil 'T' and pencil '112 2°' notations on the back.

Cite this card

Goethe-Gartenhaus, Weimar, Germany, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/goethe-gartenhaus-weimar-germany. Accessed October 5, 2026.