Item Details
Presbyterian Hospitality House, interior
| Format | Postcard |
|---|---|
| Description | 2 pages |
| Language | English |
| City, State | Philadelphia, PA |
| Denomination | Presbyterian Church |
| Subject | Fine Arts |
| Notes | The following information was provided by an archivist at the Presbyterian Historical Society in July 2026 regarding this building: In May 1943 the Presbyterian Committee on Camp and Church Activities, which had responsibility for mission work to United States armed forces members, leased a former single four-story residence at 2200 Locust Street for "club and recreational purposes." Mackie, from his office in the Presbyterian Ministers' Fund, was involved in outfitting the house -- we see 14 May 1943 correspondence with the W. M. Anderson Company on restoring the hot water radiator system, and 11 June 1943 correspondence with Brownworth and Company on installing a fire escape. In May the Presbytery of Philadelphia committed to buying 2200 Locust, and in June of 1944 the trustees of the Presbytery authorized Mackie to open a bank account called the Hospitality House Fund. By August, he had raised over $24,000 ($5000 of it from the PCUSA War-Time Service Commission) to cover the cost of the mortgage. A promotional flyer for the Hospitality House offers it up as a "home away from home" -- "You just make yourself at home and do as you please. Read, write letters or play the piano. Sing, loaf in our easy chairs, play darts or table tennis. Talk with a hostess or just relax." |
| Collection | James R. Tanis Collection of Church Postcards |
| Contributor | Princeton Theological Seminary |
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