Old Ladies Home Burlington, Vt.
Llewellyn Collection of Vermont History
Published Materials
Identifier
2010.1.311
Date
1910 (Postmark Dates)
Place of Publication
Montpelier, VT
Object Type
Postcards
Description
Black and white postcard depicting a large brick Greek Revival style house with front and side porches and three-story Italianate style front addition. Titled "Old Ladies Home Burlington, Vt. 1079" along lower edge.
Dimensions
13.8 cm (W)
8.8 cm (H)
Material
Paper
Notes
This image is attributed to Homer E. Holmes as it matches another postcard view labeled by Holmes, 2010.1.183. Also known as the Home for Aged Women, the Old Ladies Home provided "a permanent home for a class of worthy women over sixty years old"* in an Italianate residence on the corner of St. Paul and Bank Streets.
*Joseph Auld, Picturesque Burlington (1893), 84.
Subject
Burlington (Vt.)--Residences (depicts)
