Mount Vernon, home of George Washington, Virginia, circa 1910

Subjects: Patriotic Residences
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1902 (Early)

Back of Mount Vernon, home of George Washington, Virginia, circa 1910, c. 1902 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

The card shows Mount Vernon, George Washington's plantation house on the Potomac River in Virginia, viewed across the lawn: a white clapboard mansion with a long colonnade of square columns along the river front, a balustraded roof deck topped by a cupola and weathervane, and a small columned side porch at left. Washington inherited the estate in 1761 and expanded the house in the 1750s–1770s; it became a national shrine after the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association purchased and restored it in 1858. The tinted view with porch chairs and benches reflects the early 20th-century tourist presentation of the site.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Greetings from Washington. E. G. Cuedek

PostmarkedAmesbury, MA, April 4, 1906, 08:30

Addressed to

Charlotte Hassett

Amesbury, Massachusetts

Postcard record

Postmarked	April 4, 1906, 08:30, Amesbury, MA
Publisher	Illustrated Post Card Co.
Series	W-17
Condition	Good
Place depicted	Mount Vernon, VA
Publisher	Illustrated Post Card Co., New York, NY
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated on all sides
Notes	White border along the bottom carrying the caption and publisher line; handwriting on the front; light edge and corner wear. Postmark: AMESBURY MASS APR 4 8 30 AM 1906. Undivided back ("This Side for the Address Only"), 1¢ green Franklin stamp, red "POST CARD" heading with eagle emblem; light soiling and a few foxing spots.

Cite this card

Mount Vernon, home of George Washington, Virginia, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mount-vernon-home-of-george-washington-virginia-circa-1910. Accessed October 25, 2026.