Summit House and Restaurant, Mt. Washington, NH, 1925

Subjects: Hotels & Inns Mountains & Hills Restaurants & Taverns
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1925 (White Border)

Back of Summit House and Restaurant, Mt. Washington, NH, 1925, Mount Washington, NH, USA, c. 1925 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 bare granite boulders. The sky is tinted blue above and peach at the horizon. The caption identifies it as the Summit House and Restaurant on Mount Washington in New Hampshire's White Mountains. The card advertises a new, modern hotel and restaurant on the summit with conveniences for a short or extended stay, and its printed text claims a view sweeping nearly 1,000 miles across parts of five states and Quebec. Mount Washington is the highest peak in the northeastern United States, and by the 1920s visitors reached the summit by the cog railway and the Mount Washington Auto Road. A note from a visitor, Fred, mentions a breezy day that called for a sweater after a week of rain.

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, August 13, 1925

Addressed to

Mrs. J. J. Meyers

47 Godfrey Road Upper Montclair, NJ

Postcard record

Postmarked	August 13, 1925, Washington, NH
Publisher	Atkinson News Co.
Series	A-61917
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Mrs. J. J. Meyers, 47 Godfrey Road, 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, perforated on all sides
Stamp	2c George Washington, issued 1923
Notes	White border; visible linen-like textured screen; caption printed in black along the lower margin. Postmark: WASHINGTON N.H., AUG 13 1925. Divided-back "NATUREKROM" card, linen-textured stock; light edge wear, toning and a small corner crease.

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Summit House and Restaurant, Mt. Washington, NH, 1925, postcard, c. 1925. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/summit-house-and-restaurant-mt-washington-nh-1925. Accessed November 2, 2026.