Martha Washington Inn, Abingdon, Virginia, circa 1960

Subjects: Automobiles Hotels & Inns
Card type: Chrome
Date: c. 1945 (Linen)

Back of Martha Washington Inn, Abingdon, Virginia, circa 1960, c. 1945 chrome postcard — Back

About this subject

Color view of the Martha Washington Inn, a large red-brick and white-trimmed hotel with a columned veranda, dormer windows and chimneys, seen across a lawn and driveway filled with parked 1950s-60s automobiles. A banner on the porch reads "Virginia Highlands Festival Aug. 5".

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PublisherHaynes Distributing Co.

Martha Washington Inn Abingdon, Virginia --- MARTHA WASHINGTON INN Abingdon, Virginia Built by Gen. Francis Preston as a residence in 1832, this building became Martha Washington College in the early 1850's. In 1932 it was converted into the present inn. It is located across the street from the world-famous Barter Theatre of Virginia. Photography by Joyce L. Haynes Pub. by Haynes Distributing Co., 2930 Fleetwood Ave., S.W., Roanoke, Va. Post Card PLACE STAMP HERE MADE BY DEXTER PRESS, INC. WEST NYACK, NEW YORK 39982-B

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Condition	Good
Place depicted	Martha Washington Inn, Abingdon, VA
Place mentioned	Martha Washington Inn, Abingdon, VA
Publisher	Roanoke, VA
Notes	Chrome-era color card, no white border; slight edge wear. Banner on porch reads "Virginia Highlands Festival Aug. 5". No postmark, stamp, or address. Divided-back chrome/glossy era card printed by Dexter Press. Dealer pencil mark "#59" and "1-" at lower right. No handwritten message.

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Martha Washington Inn, Abingdon, Virginia, circa 1960, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/martha-washington-inn-abingdon-virginia-circa-1960. Accessed October 5, 2026.