The Inn 1915

Description:	Front: Script at bottom of postcard reads, The Inn, Winona Lake, Ind.Back: (c/o Lock Box 354), Winona Lake, Ind., July 1, 1915. Body of message reads, Dear Cousin Emma: Here is the card I promised to send. A rather large hotel, isnt it? Did you have a nice visit when mamma was at your home? I hope to hear from you soon for I was real homesick. Im feeling better now. Addressed to, Miss Emma Gulath, 1327 South Grand Ave., St. Louis, Mo. The back of the Inn Hotel faces the canal.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:	1915-07-01
Created By:	J. B. Watson, Warsaw, Ind. (Printed in Germany.)
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/456
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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