Washington's Barn, Mount Vernon, Virginia, circa 1915

Subjects: Agriculture & Farms Barns & Farm Buildings
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of Washington's Barn, Mount Vernon, Virginia, circa 1915, c. 1915 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

A long red-brick barn with a steep red roof, two louvered cupolas and white-trimmed dormers stands behind a low stone wall heavily draped in ivy, with an exterior wooden stair rising to a loft door at the gable end. The caption identifies it as Washington's Barn at Mount Vernon, George Washington's Potomac River plantation in Virginia, now a preserved historic site administered by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Washington was an innovative farmer who designed specialized farm buildings for his estate, and the brick barn shown here is among the plantation's surviving or restored agricultural structures.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

So sorry you are not here. I would enjoy it much better if you were dear.- Lovingly Katherine

PublisherB. S. Reynolds Co.

WASHINGTON'S BARN, MOUNT VERNON, VA. --- WASHINGTON'S BARN, MT. VERNON, VA. The Barn was built in 1753, with bricks imported from England, and was used during Washington's occupancy of Mount Vernon. In the coach house is Washington's carriage, known as the "lost coach," which was recovered and presented to the Association in 1895, by Mr. R. I. Brownfield of Philadelphia. R-64934 POST CARD ADDRESS ONLY ON THIS SIDE PUBLISHED BY B. S. REYNOLDS, 1202 D ST., NORTHWEST, WASHINGTON, D. C.

Addressed to

Mr. Fritz La Courty

189 Green St., Annapolis, MD

Postcard record

Publisher	B. S. Reynolds Co.
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Mr. Fritz La Courty, 189 Green St., Annapolis, MD
Place depicted	Mount Vernon, VA
Publisher	B. S. Reynolds, Washington, DC
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	White border; color lithograph with a fine screen pattern; light edge and corner wear. Postmark: MOUNT VERNON ON THE POTOMAC VA. 29 1919 (month not legible). Divided-back private card with 1¢ green Washington stamp; white border, color litho texture. Light edge wear and slight toning.

Cite this card

Washington's Barn, Mount Vernon, Virginia, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/washingtons-barn-mount-vernon-virginia-circa-1915. Accessed October 25, 2026.