Old Church at Star Island, Isles of Shoals, NH, 1903
- Subject
- Churches
- Card type
- Private mailing card
- Date
- c. 1903 (Early)
About this postcard
A small stone church with a red wooden belfry and slender spire stands on bare ledge rock, with patches of grass and a faint sea horizon behind it. The caption identifies it as the Old Church at Star Island in the Isles of Shoals, the rocky cluster off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine. The chapel is traditionally dated to about 1800, when island resident Samuel Haley raised it, and it remains one of the oldest buildings in the Shoals. By the early 1900s the islands had become a summer destination, and the church served as a landmark for visitors and the conferences held on Star Island.
Postcard Details
Amesbury, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Portsmouth |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Detroit Photographic Co. |
| Series | 6029 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Charlotte S Hassett, Amesbury, MA |
| Place depicted | Star Island, Isles of Shoals, NH |
| received | Amesbury, MA |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | White border around a color-printed image; handwritten message in ink on the front below the caption; light soiling and a crease at the lower left corner. Postmark: PORTSMOUTH AUG 3 12 M 1903; receiving mark: AMESBURY AUG 2 PM 1903 MASS. Private Mailing Card stock ("Authorized by Act of Congress of May 19, 1898"), undivided address side with "THIS SIDE IS EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ADDRESS"; white-bordered tinted halftone view; light corner and edge wear, small stain at upper right by the stamp. Message date originally read July 2-1903; 'July' struck through and 'Aug' written above. |
Cite this card
Old Church at Star Island, Isles of Shoals, NH, 1903, postcard, c. 1903. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/old-church-at-star-island-isles-of-shoals-nh-1903. Accessed November 2, 2026.