The card shows a three-story brick house with a gray mansard roof, tall chimneys, green-shuttered windows, and a broad flight of steps leading to a shadowed entrance. Bare trees stand on the lawn in the foreground. The printed caption identifies it as the Cambridge home of Charles W. Eliot, Harvard's president from 1869 to 1909, whose tenure saw the college grow into a modern research university. The mansard roof and shuttered facade suggest a mid-19th-century Cambridge house.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Dear Charlotte,
I suppose you &
Harriett have lots
of fun. I hope to
see you again
sometime before
school opens.
Marion.
Narrow white margin at edges; light wear and a small chip at the lower-left corner; grainy tinted lithographic texture.
Postmark: BOSTON, MASS. / WALTHAM [date portion illegible]. Divided-back card with red "Post Card" heading, "Writing Space." / "Name and Address." labels and printed "NO. 129" on the left edge; 1¢ green Franklin stamp; light soiling and slight corner wear.
Cite this card
Home of President Eliot, Cambridge, MA, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/home-of-president-eliot-cambridge-ma-circa-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.
