Westminster 1907

Description:	Front: Script across top of postcard reads, The Presbertian Building, Winona Lake, Ind.Back: Body of message reads, Dear Mamie:- We are staying at Leonore cottage. Fine place and are getting it for only 25 cents per night. Lots of Elhart folks here. Am having feast with my kodak. Frances B. Addressed to, Miss Mary Brennan, 814 Harrison St., Elkhart, Ind. The postcard writer is staying at the Leonore Cottage for .25 per night. A room at the Westminster would have been 2.00 per night. She also says she is having a feast with her Kodak (camera). Leonore Cottage was located on the east side of the canal between Administration Blvd. and Auditorium Blvd.The Westminster Hotel was constructed between 1905 and 1907 and was dedicated as the Presbyterian Building. The building was owned by the Presbyterians. This building was also known as the International Friendship House when it was owned by the Free Methodist from 1970 into the early 1990’s. Currently it is owned by Grace College, and named Westminster Hall, and is used as a dormitory with mixed uses on the main level including meeting and dining rooms. The building was used by Winona College as a dorm, chapel and dining room from the time it opened until the college closed in 1917. During World War I the building served as barracks for Camp Winona, a military training base. Homer Rodeheaver acquired the building in 1911 and he and his company used it for the musical publishing business until 1970. In the 1950’s through the 1960’s Grace College rented rooms from Rodeheaver and used the building as a dormitory and dining room. An all-night prayer meeting on June 3, 1949, held in the Rainbow Room of the Westminster, is said to have launched the career of Billy Graham.
Origin:	1907-08-12
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/790
Collection:	Grace College - Winona Lake Postcards
Copyright:	Contact Morgan Library, Winona Lake, IN for copy and usage permissions
Geography:	Winona Lake (Ind.)
Subjects:	Westminster

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