The Inn 1911

Description:	Front: Script on image reads, The Inn, Winona Lake, Ind.Back: Body of message reads, Dear Astie: Got your letter yes I looked for a letter yesterday. I am working on my dress. Hope you get a good place to stay. Only two more weeks and I will be so glad. This is a cold stormy day. Now I dont know just when I will leave this old place, but some time next week. Got a letter from Jen she was coming down this week but had a smash with buggy and had to spend doe on it. Addie. I am well. Addressed to, Mr. A. G. Whiteleather, Wheeler, Ind. Penn Agent. A posed scene in front of the Inn Hotel in Winona Lake, Indiana. The writer pens about a friend who had a smash with a buggy and had to spend doe. Was she driving a car or a buggy when she had a accident?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:	1911-11-25
Created By:	W. R. Thomas 5 & 10 Cent Store, Warsaw, Ind.
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/457
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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