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State Arsenal & Armory and Governor's Mansion, Springfield, Illinois, circa 1905

Subjects
ArmoriesResidences
Card type
Government postal card
Date
c. 1902 (Early)
Front of State Arsenal & Armory and Governor's Mansion, Springfield, Illinois, circa 1905, Mrs. Anna V. McGovern, IL, USA, c. 1902 postal card postcard
Front
Back of State Arsenal & Armory and Governor's Mansion, Springfield, Illinois, circa 1905, Mrs. Anna V. McGovern, IL, USA, c. 1902 postal card postcard
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About this postcard

A chromolithograph view of the Illinois State Arsenal & Armory in Springfield — a long castellated stone building with crenellated towers, arched gateways and flags flying — with an oval inset below showing the Governor's Mansion, a stuccoed two-story executive residence with a cupola set among trees. The arsenal complex was erected at the turn of the twentieth century as a storage and drill site for the state's National Guard, while the Executive Mansion, completed in 1855, is among the oldest continuously occupied governor's residences in the United States. The card is framed by a decorative border of pink poppies and a band of yellow blossoms.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Springfield, Ill.

PublisherGeo. Coldewey
State Arsenal & Armory. Gov. Mansion. Springfield, Ill. 9126 GEO. COLDEWEY, PUB. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. NO. 2 --- POSTAL CARD - CARTE POSTALE THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS.
PostmarkedSpringfield, IL
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Anna V. McGovern

4238 Wentworth Ave., Chicago, IL

Postcard record

PostmarkedSpringfield, IL
PublisherGeo. Coldewey
SeriesNo. 2
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. Anna V. McGovern, 4238 Wentworth Ave., Chicago, IL
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902
NotesWhite border with floral art-nouveau frame; handwritten greeting on the front lower right; undivided-back era styling. Postmark: SPRINGFIELD, ILL. JUL 31 5-P — no year in the cancel. Undivided back ("THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS."), 1¢ green Franklin adhesive stamp, litho card; light edge/corner wear and slight toning.

Cite this card

State Arsenal & Armory and Governor's Mansion, Springfield, Illinois, circa 1905, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/state-arsenal-armory-and-governors-mansion-springfield-illin. Accessed October 24, 2026.