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Old South Church (Meeting House), Boston, MA, 1930

Subjects
ChurchesHistoric Towers
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Old South Church (Meeting House), Boston, MA, 1930, c. 1930 lithograph postcard
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Back of Old South Church (Meeting House), Boston, MA, 1930, c. 1930 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The Old South Church, now the Old South Meeting House, stands on Washington Street in downtown Boston, its brick walls, arched windows, and tall white steeple rising above the commercial blocks that crowd it. The printed caption calls it the "Sanctuary of Freedom" and notes that it had been restored inside and out to its pre-Revolutionary appearance. Built in 1729, it was the largest building in colonial Boston and hosted the mass town meetings that set the Boston Tea Party in motion in December 1773. Saved from demolition in 1876, it survives as a museum and historic site.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Both children make they meet at Joanna instead of Boston. But Mary & I are enjoying it. M.B. Brand.

PublisherUnited Art Co.
14:—OLD SOUTH CHURCH, BOSTON, MASS. Old South Church, Boston. "Sanctuary of Freedom," now restored in both interior and exterior to the aspect which it bore in the pre-revolutionary period. It was the scene of those great town meetings which kindled the flame that fired the Revolution.
PostmarkedBoston, MA, August 9, 1930, 11:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Harry Weile

134 Windsor Street Reading, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Boston, MA
PublisherUnited Art Co.
Series3009
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. Harry Weile, 134 Windsor Street, Reading, PA
Place depictedOld South Meeting House, Boston, MA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; printed number 3009 in lower right corner; scattered spotting/staining in the sky area and light edge wear. Postmark: BOSTON MASS AUG 9 1930 11:30 AM. Divided-back "POST CARD" with "THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS"; 1¢ green Washington stamp; white border, color litho; light edge wear and toning.

Cite this card

Old South Church (Meeting House), Boston, MA, 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/old-south-church-meeting-house-boston-ma-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.