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White Oaks Motel, Amherst, VA, circa 1950

Subject
Hotels & Inns
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1950 (Chrome)
Front of White Oaks Motel, Amherst, VA, circa 1950, Mrs. Lida Hubbard, PA, USA, c. 1950 linen postcard
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Back of White Oaks Motel, Amherst, VA, circa 1950, Mrs. Lida Hubbard, PA, USA, c. 1950 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The White Oaks Motel is a single-story red-brick motor court with a white hipped roof and a porch carried by a row of white columns. A broad paved drive and a green lawn shaded by tall oaks lead past a small red "ENTRANCE" sign; at the right, the roadside sign reads "WHITE OAKS MOTEL." The caption places the court two miles north of Sweet Briar on Route 29 near Amherst, Virginia, in the Piedmont south of Lynchburg. Its return address advertises "12 new units," air-conditioning, tile baths, and foam rubber mattresses, the kind of postwar roadside comforts that motels used to draw auto travelers. The owners were Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Phillips. A traveler's note on the card mentions a recent stop in Charlotte, N.C., and a plan to continue north, a small trace of the motor-touring trade the motel served.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Thurs. A.M. Dear Mother, Arrived at Jean Watson's yesterday afternoon (Char- lotte, N.C.) Very good to see them again after years. Leaving sometime this a.m. Will probably not go all the way home today. Love, W. G.

PublisherNational Press
WHITE OAKS MOTEL 2 MILES NORTH OF SWEET BRIAR ON RT. 29, AMHERST, VIRGINIA --- WHITE OAKS MOTEL 2 Miles North of Sweet Briar on Route 29 AMHERST, VA. 12 NEW UNITS - AIR-CONDITIONED TILE BATHS - FOAM RUBBER MATTRESSES Mr. & Mrs. R. C. Phillips, Owners-Operators Phone - Amherst 2301 Post Card Pub. by National Press, N. Chicago, Ill.
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Addressed to
Mrs. Lida Hubbard

R.D. #1 Mansfield, PA

FromWHITE OAKS MOTEL, 2 Miles North of Sweet Briar on Route 29, AMHERST, VA

Postcard record

PublisherNational Press
Series16,721 F
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs. Lida Hubbard, R.D. #1, Mansfield, PA
Place sent fromWHITE OAKS MOTEL, 2 Miles North of Sweet Briar on Route 29, AMHERST, VA
Stamp2c Thomas Jefferson, red
Stamp2c Jefferson, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with a thin white border; small surface marks at upper right. Postmark: illegible machine cancel; the number "16,721 F" is a series designation printed on the card, not part of the cancel. 2¢ Jefferson stamp. Divided-back linen-era card with white border; light edge wear.

Cite this card

White Oaks Motel, Amherst, VA, circa 1950, postcard, c. 1950. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/white-oaks-motel-amherst-va-circa-1950. Accessed November 2, 2026.