Home of General Robert E. Lee, Richmond, Va.
Card Text (transcribed from postcard): Home of General Robert E. Lee. While in Virginia, General Lee had as his residence the house at 707 East Franklin Street. It was built about 1845 by a Mr. Stuart, a wealthy Scotch merchant, and was given by the Stuart family to the Virginia Historical Society by whom it is now occupied.
Publication Date: 1906
Manufacturer: Tuck & Sons'
Date Postmarked: 1909
Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Reference URL: scholarscompass.vcu.edu/postcard/28/
Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards
Home of General Robert E. Lee, Richmond, Va.
Card Text (transcribed from postcard): Home of General Robert E. Lee. While in Virginia, General Lee had as his residence the house at 707 East Franklin Street. It was built about 1845 by a Mr. Stuart, a wealthy Scotch merchant, and was given by the Stuart family to the Virginia Historical Society by whom it is now occupied.
Publication Date: 1906
Manufacturer: Tuck & Sons'
Date Postmarked: 1909
Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Reference URL: scholarscompass.vcu.edu/postcard/28/
Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards