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Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston, MA, 1903

Subject
Churches
Card type
Lithograph

About this postcard

The card shows Trinity Church in Boston's Back Bay, its rough-faced granite and sandstone walls, massive central tower and red-tiled roofs rising above a small flower bed and lawn, with a tall commercial block at the right. The building was designed by H. H. Richardson in his Romanesque Revival manner and completed in 1877, with interior decoration by John La Farge and stained glass by William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones. It faces Copley Square, opposite Richardson's later work, the Boston Public Library.

Postcard Details

Message · English

from Cathy

PostmarkedBoston, MA, October 9, 1903, 11:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Charlotte S. Hawes

Simsbury, MA

FromPapa

Postcard record

Postmarked, Boston, MA
PublisherDetroit Photographic Co.
Series5449
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Charlotte S. Hawes, Simsbury, MA
Place depictedTrinity Church, Boston, MA, Boston, MA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWide white border; caption and copyright line printed in red; faint soiling and scuffing along the right margin and in the sky area. Postmark: BOSTON MASS OCT 9 11-AM 1903 (flag cancel "3"). Undivided back with red "POST CARD" heading and "THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS"; 1c green Franklin stamp; white border on front; copyright 1899 (Detroit Photographic Co.) printed on front. Light edge wear, small album residue at top center.

Cite this card

Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston, MA, 1903, postcard, c. 1903. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/trinity-church-copley-square-boston-ma-1903. Accessed November 2, 2026.