Summit House and Restaurant, Mount Washington, White Mountains, New Hampshire, circa 1935

Subjects: Hotels & Inns Mountains & Hills Restaurants & Taverns
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Summit House and Restaurant, Mount Washington, White Mountains, New Hampshire, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A long, shingled, gable-roofed building with rows of multi-pane windows stands on a heavy timber platform and boardwalk built over a jumble of bare granite boulders; the sky is tinted blue above and peach at the horizon. The caption names it the Summit House and Restaurant on Mount Washington in New Hampshire's White Mountains. Mount Washington, the highest peak in the northeastern United States, has hosted a summit house for visitors since the mid-19th century, served in the 20th century by the cog railway and the Mount Washington Auto Road.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Mother: It is pretty breezy up here and you have to wear your sweater. It has been raining for the last week but it cleared up today Love Fred.

PublisherAtkinson News Co.

SUMMIT HOUSE AND RESTAURANT, MT. WASHINGTON, WHITE MOUNTAINS, N. H. --- NATUREKROM POST CARD A-61917 PUBLISHED BY ATKINSON NEWS CO. TILTON, N.H. MADE IN U.S.A. SUMMIT HOUSE, MT. WASHINGTON. Mt. Washington, the loftiest peak east of the Rockies and north of the Carolinas, is 6,293 ft. high. The climate is the same as Labrador and middle Greenland. The view-line from the summit sweeps around a circle of nearly 1,000 miles, embracing parts of five states and the Province of Quebec. A new and modern hotel and restaurant on the summit offers all conveniences for limited or extended stay.

PostmarkedWashington, NH

Addressed to

Mrs. J. L. Meyers

Upper Montclair, NJ

Postcard record

Postmarked	Washington, NH
Publisher	Atkinson News Co.
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Mrs. J. L. Meyers, Upper Montclair, NJ
Place depicted	Mount Washington, NH
Place mentioned	White Mountains, NH
Place mentioned	Mt. Washington, NH
Publisher	Atkinson News Co., Tilton, NH
Stamp	2c George Washington, red
Notes	White border; visible linen-like textured screen; caption printed in black along the lower margin. Postmark: WASHINGTON N.H. (month/day partly obscured by stamp and printed text, year not legible). Divided-back "NATUREKROM" card, linen-textured stock; light edge wear, toning and a small corner crease.

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Summit House and Restaurant, Mount Washington, White Mountains, New Hampshire, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/summit-house-and-restaurant-mount-washington-white-mountains. Accessed October 24, 2026.