The Inn 1925

Description:	Front: Script at top of postcard reads, The Inn Hotel, Winona Lake, Ind.Back: Body of message reads, Piqua O. June 11, 1925. Dear Martha and all, We are on our way home. Expect to get there on Sat. if nothing happens about 5.30. We are visiting a few days yet. Hope all are well and happy, we are well and have lots to tell when we see you. Lovingly Father and Mother. Addressed to, Miss Martha Cassel, Manheim, Pa., R.R.#2. Some of the conventions, being held at Winona Lake, would use the Inn Hotel as their headquarters. The Grand Army of the Republic Convention did so in June of 1904.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:	1925-06-11
Created By:	C.T. American Art (Published by: Winona Souvenir & Novelty Shop, Winona Lake, Ind.)
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/450
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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