The Inn 1908

Description:	Front: Script on image reads, The Inn, Winona Lake, Ind.Back: Body of message reads, Winona, Ind., July 19, 1908. Dear Aunt: Got your letter. It is so cool and nice today. I dont want to sleep. Clara. Addressed to, Mrs. C. B. Templer, 211 S. Franklin St., Muncie, Ind. Looking from the Auditorium side of Park Ave. towards the Inn Hotel. The famous Inn artesian fountain is the clump like structure near the center of this image.The Inn Hotel is an interesting building. The exact details are missing, but it appears that in 1897 the resourceful Winona folks rebuilt a horse barn using lumber, from poultry and livestock exhibition buildings, to construct a hotel of 230-250 rooms. The Inn was located on Park Ave. about a half block from the Auditorium. It was first named “The Barracks”. It was the low cost Winona Assembly owned hotel. The rooms were spartan. Restrooms were at the end of each hallway. There was a large lobby and a large social space above the lobby on the second level. The center wing was winterized in the early 1960’s and was used as a dormitory by Grace College. The building was worn out. The Winona Lake Fired Department conducted a controlled burn of the structure on August 21, 1971. Today a parking lot and a row of businesses stand where the Inn Hotel once stood.
Origin:	1908-07-22
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/446
Collection:	Grace College - Winona Lake Postcards
Copyright:	Contact Morgan Library, Winona Lake, IN for copy and usage permissions
Geography:	Winona Lake (Ind.)
Subjects:	The Inn

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