Description
The historic Franklin Arms, a charming pink stucco house with white shutters, graces this vintage postcard. Its meticulously kept lawn and “Franklin Arms” signage hint at a bygone era of elegance. This postcard, featuring a 2¢ stamp, likely dates from the 1950s.
Front Text (cleaned):
Franklin Arms
Back Text (cleaned):
Franklin Arms
409 Franklin St., Bloomfield, N. J.
The Homestead is 275 years old. The Charter of Bloomfield was signed in the Pink Room by General Washington in 1796. George Washington dined here but did not sleep here. Closed Mondays. Bloomfield 2-9601.
May your card now come & marshal
with one group. We
remembered Dresden. Mesh. D. Brown
& are certain he came through
flying column. Bible School
festival had fine. It says
New Hope for Hearts—Support Jefferson.
The Heart Fl[ower].
