description- – A view of the Princeton Common in Princeton, Massachusetts looking South. On the left can be seen the Prospect House, also known as the Princeton Inn, that burned in 1923. In the distance on the right is the Wachusett House which burned in 1910. In front of the Wachusett House are a group of people playing croquet, a favorite pastime for the summer tourists who visited Mount Wachusett in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
subjectcollectiondatepublisherrelation- – Is part of the collection of the Princeton Historical Society, http://www.princetonmahistory.org, housed in the Princeton Public Library, http://www.princetonpubliclibrary.org, Goodnow Memorial Building, Princeton, Massachusetts.
formatlanguage description- – A postcard showing the Wachusett House Hotel as seen from the town common in Princeton, Massachusetts. Guests on the porch watch the preparation for games of croquet and lawn tennis, favorite pastimes for the summer tourists who visited Mount Wachusett in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Wachusett House was located on the southern end of the Princeton Town Common on what is now Dingman Park. On November 28, 1910, the Wachusett House was destroyed in a fire and was never rebuilt.
subjectcollectiondatepublishercreatorrelation- – Is part of the collection of the Princeton Historical Society, http://www.princetonmahistory.org, housed in the Princeton Public Library, http://www.princetonpubliclibrary.org, Goodnow Memorial Building, Princeton, Massachusetts.
formatsource- – Is part of the Princeton Historical Society Postcards of Wachusett Mountain collected and compiled by Windsor C. Robinson and donated by Marguerite A. Robinson.
language description- – Croquet being played on the Princeton Common in front of the Prospect House in Princeton, Massachusetts. The Prospect house was formerly the Baptist Church. The Prospect House opened for guests in 1861.
subjectcollectiondatepublisherrelation- – Is part of the collection of the Princeton Historical Society, http://www.princetonmahistory.org, housed in the Princeton Public Library, http://www.princetonpubliclibrary.org, Goodnow Memorial Building, Princeton, Massachusetts.
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