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Wayne County Court House, Richmond, Indiana, 1906

Subject
City Halls & Courthouses
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1906 (Early)
Front of Wayne County Court House, Richmond, Indiana, 1906, c. 1906 printed photo postcard
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Back of Wayne County Court House, Richmond, Indiana, 1906, c. 1906 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

The Wayne County Court House in Richmond, Indiana, is a rough-cut stone Romanesque Revival building with a tall corner tower, steep pyramidal roof, and a large arched window over the main gable. Bare trees and a cast-iron fence line the sidewalk, where pedestrians in early-1900s dress pass in front of the courthouse. Cincinnati architect James W. McLaughlin designed the building, completed in the early 1890s, and it remains the seat of Wayne County government. The writer's note on October 30, 1906, says the sender was "very near inside of this building" and "on a nice sidewalk."

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Oct 30 - 1906 - Dear Charlot. I am very near inside of this building for walking on a nice sidewalk. And you ought to have seen me climbing.

PublisherRaphael Tuck & Sons
RICHMOND, INDIANA. WAYNE CO. COURT HOUSE. Printed in Germany. Ellwood Morris & Co., Book, Wall Paper and Art Store, Richmond, Ind. --- Raphael Tuck & Sons' Post Card Series No. 2805 ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN. POST CARD. THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE.
PostmarkedRichmond, IN, October 29, 1906, 16:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Charlot S. Bassett

44 Spurhawk St Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Richmond, IN
PublisherRaphael Tuck & Sons
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Charlot S. Bassett, 44 Spurhawk St, Amesbury, MA
Place depictedWayne County Court House, Richmond, IN
receivedMA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesUndivided-back era card with a white margin at the bottom carrying the caption and publisher line; correspondence written on the front over the lower margin. Light edge wear and faint soiling. Postmark: RICHMOND, IND. OCT 29 4:30PM 1906 (receiving mark, MASS. OCT 30 8-30A 1906). Undivided back ("THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE"), Raphael Tuck & Sons imprint, white-bordered view card, light edge wear and slight soiling.

Cite this card

Wayne County Court House, Richmond, Indiana, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/wayne-county-court-house-richmond-indiana-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.