1920s Dover Delaware Historic Buildings Postcards | Ridgely House, Hall House & U.S. Post Office (Sold Choice)

Early 20th-century Dover, Delaware landmarks captured in richly colored White Border Era lithography.

Published by the Del-Mar-Va News Agency of Wilmington, Delaware, these vintage postcards showcase several of Dover’s best-known historic buildings during the early 20th century, a period marked by renewed interest in Colonial Revival architecture and America’s historic towns. Printed in soft halftone color lithography, the cards reflect the warm palette and painterly detail characteristic of White Border Era postcards.

All three cards share matching divided backs with “THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES,” “MADE IN U.S.A.,” and a 1¢ stamp box, placing them within the White Border postcard period, circa 1915–1930, with the strongest stylistic alignment to the early 1920s. A wonderful grouping for collectors of Delaware history, Mid-Atlantic architecture, colonial homes, and early American postcard publishing.

All cards remain unposted and are housed in protective postcard sleeves. Sold individually.

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Ridgely House

The Old Ridgely House, Built 1728, Dover, Del.
Features one of Delaware’s most important colonial homes and one of the earliest surviving residences associated with Dover Green. Today known as the Parke-Ridgely House, the property is closely tied to Thomas Parke, who built the home, and Dr. Charles G. Ridgely, who acquired it in 1769. The house later became associated with preservationist Mabel Lloyd Ridgely, who resided there from 1893 until her death in 1962.
Condition: Good; water spot to lower corner visible on reverse (see images).
Card No.: 66648

Post Office

U.S. Post Office Building, Dover, Del.
Depicts Dover’s U.S. Post Office, constructed in 1911–1912 as part of a nationwide federal building program promoting dignified Classical Revival civic architecture. Architectural details include red brick construction, white classical columns, a triangular pediment marked “United States Post Office,” rooftop clock tower, and symmetrical formal façade. front.
Condition: Good; water spot on back right corner (see images)
Card No.: 66649

Hall House

The Hall House, Dover, Del.
Depicts Woodburn, the historic brick residence that later became the official home of Delaware’s governors beginning in 1965. Built in the late 18th century in Flemish bond brickwork, the property is admired for both its refined Federal-era architecture and its long association with prominent Delaware families, public officials, physicians, judges, and civic leaders.
Condition: Good; water spot in bottom corner (see images)
Card No.: 75300