Reid Memorial Church, Richmond, IN, 1906

Subjects: Christianity Churches
Card type: Printed photo
Date: c. 1906 (Early)

Back of Reid Memorial Church, Richmond, IN, 1906, c. 1906 printed photo postcard — Back

About this postcard

A rough-faced stone Gothic Revival church with a tall square tower and pinnacles stands at a street corner behind bare winter trees. The Reid Memorial Church was built in 1906 as a memorial gift from Daniel G. Reid, a Richmond native who made his fortune in tin plate and steel in New York; the Boston firm Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson designed it. The sender's note tells the recipient it cost about $200,000 and was given to the Presbyterians, repeats the local story of Reid as a poor Richmond boy who went to New York and made good, and urges the recipient to listen for the chime.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

J. B. Quest This church is across street from us. We listen to the chime every eve. Papa will tell you more when he was a poor Richmond boy. Went to N.Y. made lots of money (and gave this church, costing about $200,000) to the Presbyterians today here. Emy

PostmarkedRICHMOND, November 3, 1906, 08:30

Addressed to

Miss Charlotte Hassett

44 Spinhawk St. Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked	November 3, 1906, 08:30, RICHMOND
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Miss Charlotte Hassett, 44 Spinhawk St., Amesbury, MA
Place depicted	Reid Memorial Church, IN
Place depicted	IN
received	Amesbury, MA
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	White border; visible halftone screen; brownish stain at upper left; lengthy handwritten message in blue ink across the lower front. Postmark: RICHMOND IND NOV 3 1906 8-30A. Receiving mark: AMESBURY MASS NOV 5 1906. Undivided back with "THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS"; white border; matte halftone print on cream stock; light edge wear and a few foxing spots.

Cite this card

Reid Memorial Church, Richmond, IN, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/reid-memorial-church-richmond-in-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.