The Inn 1905

Description:	Front: Aug-4-05, Winona Lake. Body of message reads, Dear Sis:- I received your postal about the camera, and it is all right, for I can use Enids. Got acquainted with a couple of girls from Dallas, Texas: and I have been playing tennis with them a good deal - Glen.Back: Addressed to, Miss Marie Drumm, 153 W. 7th St., Peru, Ind. A good view of the entrance porches at the Inn Hotel. A large bird house can be seen on the lawn. At one time the sidewalk in front of the Inn Hotel was made of wood.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:	1905-08-04
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/448
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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