The Inn 1918

Description:	Front: Script in lower left reads, The Inn Hotel, Winona Lake, Ind.Back: Body of message reads, Hello! Blanche I dont know where I am going but Ashbrook on his way. All well tell Stella I send her one later. Were at Ehia Green a little town. by Aubrey. Addressed to, Mrs. Blanche Mansberger, Johnstown, Clicking Co., Ohio. R.F.D. No. 4 B.W. Ash[...] Many willow trees were planted along Park Ave. near the Inn Hotel. Their thirst was easily quenched with the high water table in the area. The shallow roots also made the trees susceptible to high winds.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:	1918-28-18
Created By:	C. T. American Art (Published by Winona Souvenir Store, Winona Lake, Ind.)
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/463
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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