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Main buildings, Presbyterian Orphans' Home, Barium Springs, North Carolina, circa 1940

Subjects
ChildrenSchools & Universities
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Main buildings, Presbyterian Orphans' Home, Barium Springs, North Carolina, circa 1940, Statesville, NC, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Main buildings, Presbyterian Orphans' Home, Barium Springs, North Carolina, circa 1940, Statesville, NC, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Three views of the red-brick buildings of the Presbyterian Orphans' Home at Barium Springs, North Carolina: a long two-story dormitory across a broad lawn, a taller towered hall among trees, and a columned portico building at right. The home was established by the Presbyterian Church in the late 19th century as an orphanage for children of the region and grew into a self-contained campus with its own school, farm and church. Cards like this were sold to supporters and visitors in the mid-20th century.

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PublisherAsheville Post Card Co.
S-10 SOME OF THE MAIN BUILDINGS, PRESBYTERIAN ORPHANS' HOME, BARIUM SPRINGS, N. C. E-6427 --- The Presbyterian Orphans' Home at Barium Springs, is located five miles south of Statesville, N. C., on U. S. Highway 21, and is the home of more than 300 orphaned children. The Home was established by the Presbyterians of North Carolina in 1891, and has been the haven for more than 2,000 children since its establishment POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE PUBLISHED BY ASHEVILLE POST CARD CO., ASHEVILLE, N. C.
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PublisherAsheville Post Card Co.
SeriesS-10
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedStatesville, NC
PublisherAsheville Post Card Co., Asheville, NC
NotesLinen-textured stock with orange multi-view background panels and a white border; Curt Teich job number E-6427 printed at lower right. No postmark or cancellation present; unused card. Linen-texture chrome era (c. 1930s-40s), white border on front, undivided-looking layout with printed description left and POST CARD/stamp box right. Light age toning and a few foxing spots; no writing.

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Main buildings, Presbyterian Orphans' Home, Barium Springs, North Carolina, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/main-buildings-presbyterian-orphans-home-barium-springs-nort. Accessed October 25, 2026.