Mount Memorial Building 1908

Description:	Front: Script in upper left reads, Mt. Memorial Hall, Winona Lake, Ind.Back: Body of message reads, Dear Mother - Grandpa can not come out Saturday he took a piece of work some time ago and did not get it done. Grandpa Grandma and Ida will be out the last of next week they will come sure. Ida got here all right and she will come back when they come. They will wright to you when they come tell Myrtle [...] to bring Idas books home from school before it is out. By by Bessie. Addressed to, Mrs. Mary Teglis, Wallsenton, Ind. R#6. Box 50. This image of Mount Memorial shortly after construction. It was reported that were 50 cottages being built in addition to Mount Memorial creating a shortage of carpenters, painters and laborers.Mount Memorial, named in honor of Indiana Governor James Mount (1843-1901), was completed around 1904. The construction costs were listed at $80,000 in one source and $130,000 in other. The 66 x 180 foot structure is faced with cream colored brick and trimmed with Bedford, Indiana limestone. It was originally built to house the Winona College of Agriculture during the school year and the Winona Assembly Summer School. The colleges closed in 1917. During World War I the building was used by Camp Winona, a military training base. In 1933 the Free Methodist purchased the building for $22,500 and then moved their denominational headquarters from Chicago. In the early 1990’s the Free Methodist moved their operations to Indianapolis. The building was renovated by Winona Restoration and then sold to Grace College.
Origin:	1908-03-19
Created By:	M. G. Callahan Co., Marion, Ind.
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/579
Collection:	Grace College - Winona Lake Postcards
Copyright:	Contact Morgan Library, Winona Lake, IN for copy and usage permissions
Geography:	Winona Lake (Ind.)
Subjects:	Mount Memorial Building

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