Westminster Hotel 1951

Description:	Front: Script in upper left reads, Open all year. Script beneath image reads, Westminster Hotel.Back: Body of message reads, Had a lovely trip over and sure like this place. Love, Bertha. Addressed to, Miss Allee Hunt, 175 West End Ave., Bing Lamton, N.Y. An interesting postcard showing the Westminster Hotel. The top image is a frontal view of the structure. The pergola is on the lower left, the lobby is in the center and the small bowling alley that was in the lower level on the right. Dr. Homer A. Kent, Grace Colleges third president, was a pinsetter at these lanes when he was a teenager.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:	1951-08-13
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/793
Collection:	Grace College - Winona Lake Postcards
Copyright:	Contact Morgan Library, Winona Lake, IN for copy and usage permissions
Geography:	Winona Lake (Ind.)
Subjects:	Westminster Hotel

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