Tea House, Westhaven Gardens, Port Huron, MI, 1938

Subjects: Gardens Residences
Card type: Printed photo
Date: c. 1938 (Linen)

Back of Tea House, Westhaven Gardens, Port Huron, MI, 1938, c. 1938 printed photo postcard — Back

About this postcard

The photograph shows a rustic tea house at Westhaven Gardens, with a tiled roof and vine-covered columns set among dense plantings and a lawn. Trees and foliage frame the structure, giving the garden a shaded, enclosed feel. The caption identifies Westhaven Gardens as the Port Huron home of Bina West Miller, founder of the Women's Benefit Association, a fraternal benefit society. A vacationing Aunt Min writes to Garnet that she is staying here and having a nice time, showing the estate serving as a leisure retreat by the late 1930s.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Garnet. you are so near but will not be able to see you this time. Am spending my vacation here and having a nice time hope you are feeling better. your Aunt Min.

PostmarkedPort Huron, MI, July 15, 1938, 18:30

Addressed to

Mr J. L Mcagy.

Wehnerfeel House Romea, MI

Postcard record

Postmarked	July 15, 1938, 18:30, Port Huron, MI
Publisher	W.B.A. Print Shop
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mr J. L Mcagy., Wehnerfeel House, Romea, MI
Place depicted	Westhaven Gardens, Port Huron, MI
Publisher	W.B.A. Print Shop, Port Huron, MI
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, issued 1922, perforated
Notes	White border; black-and-white halftone print; light edge wear. Postmark: PORT HURON MICH. JUL 15 6:30 PM 1938. Divided-back card with printed divider imprint; halftone-printed front with white border. Light soiling and a small red stain near the message; pencil dealer marks ("E$ / EIE") in the address area.

Cite this card

Tea House, Westhaven Gardens, Port Huron, MI, 1938, postcard, c. 1938. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/tea-house-westhaven-gardens-port-huron-mi-1938. Accessed November 2, 2026.