Antique & Vintage Postcards

A stately Romanesque Revival dormitory rises above manicured grounds in this sepia-toned view of Overtoun Hall at Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts — arched stone entryways, mansard dormers, and a commanding corner tower speak to the ambitions of evangelist D. L. Moody, who founded the school in 1881 to educate boys of modest means alongside rigorous Christian instruction. Overtoun Hall was named for Scottish philanthropist Lord Overtoun, whose donation helped fund the building, forging a transatlantic bond between New England evangelical education and Victorian Scottish industry. The card was published by A. M. Simon of 117–119 East 24th Street, New York City, a prolific early-era postcard distributor. The undivided back — with its "CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS ONLY" split and no stamp box printed — dates this to the transitional 1904–1907 period. Mount Hermon School later merged with the Northfield Seminary to become Northfield Mount Hermon, still operating today in Gill, Massachusetts.