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Van Lew House, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1907

Subject
Residences
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1902 (Undivided Back)
Front of Van Lew House, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1907, c. 1902 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Van Lew House, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1907, c. 1902 lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

A large three-story pinkish stucco or brick residence with a red roof, dormers, and a columned portico with an exterior spiral staircase, seen behind a white picket fence and shaded by large trees. The house is shown in a hand-colored printed view.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello: Dollie D. what are you doing with your [illegible] lovely [illegible] this summer day, [illegible]

PublisherThe Jamestown Amusement & Vending Co., Inc.
VAN LEW HOUSE, RICHMOND, VA. AMERICAN COLORTYPE CO., N.Y. COPYRIGHT 1907 BY JAMESTOWN A. & V. C. --- 1607—JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION—1907 OFFICIAL SOUVENIR POST CARD OFFICIAL SEAL PUBLISHED BY THE CONCESSIONAIRE, THE JAMESTOWN AMUSEMENT & VENDING CO., INC., NORFOLK VA. FOR COMMUNICATION THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR ADDRESS ONLY No. 66. VAN LEW HOUSE, RICHMOND, VA. Famous as the house where Federal prisoners, escaping from Libby Prison (Card No. 65), by way of a tunnel dug with their hands, were concealed and cared for until they could find means of passing through the Confederate lines. COPYRIGHT 1908 JAMESTOWN EX. CO.
PostmarkedDurand, MI
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. E. M. Richardson

Durand, West Virginia

Postcard record

PostmarkedDurand, MI
ConditionFair
Place addressedMrs. E. M. Richardson, Durand, WV
Place depictedVan Lew House, Richmond, VA
Place mentionedVan Lew House, Richmond, VA
PublisherThe Jamestown Amusement & Vending Co., Inc., Norfolk, VA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesWhite border; handwritten message in ink across the top, sides, and bottom margins of the picture side; copyright 1907. Postmark: DURAND MICH REC'D 1908 (partial circular cancel, day/month illegible). Divided-back Jamestown Exposition official souvenir card; light edge wear and slight toning. Front shows a white border with handwriting on the margin.

Cite this card

Van Lew House, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/van-lew-house-richmond-virginia-circa-1907. Accessed October 5, 2026.