The Old Nathan Hale School House in New London, Conn., is a small red clapboard one-room schoolhouse with a gambrel roof, white trim, and a rough stone foundation set above a grassy bank and stone steps. Frame houses and utility poles stand in the background. Tradition holds that Nathan Hale, a young Yale graduate later hanged as a spy during the Revolution, taught here in 1774-1775 before joining the Continental Army. The building was preserved as a colonial landmark.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Free Lender this is the neuest Bild
Jan 4 - 09
I wont get
to New York
until the
Papa
Translation
Freelender this is the newest picture
Jan 4 - 09
I wont get
to New York
until the
Papa
White border along the right edge; divided-back era color lithograph with a pale blue sky wash.
Postmark: NEW LONDON CONN JAN 11 11-AM 19. Divided-back Litho-Chrome card, 1¢ Franklin stamp, light edge wear.
Cite this card
Old Nathan Hale School House, New London, Connecticut, 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/old-nathan-hale-school-house-new-london-connecticut-1909. Accessed November 2, 2026.
