Winona Hotel 1908

Description:	Front: Script on image reads, Winona Hotel, Winona Lake, Ind.Back: Date and location: Tippecanoe Lake, July 29, 1908. Body of message reads, Dear Edith, Ruth, my sister and I are here camping a week with my sister and Mother. We were at Winona yesterday. We will go to Marion tomorrow. Ruth and I will be at your house Friday. I do not know what car we will be over on, for do not know schedule, but will be at Warners Store between 9 and 10 AM. Yours, Gertie. Addressed to, Miss Edith Philipy, Summitville, Ind. A horse and wagon can be seen in the lower part of this image. A small turnaround at the Chestnut Street door of the Winona Hotel can also be seen.The Winona Hotel began life as the Eagle Lake Hotel. The original name of Winona Lake (the body of water) was Eagle Lake, and original name for the town was Spring Fountain Park. The structure was originally built in 1887 and was designed by Washington Vanator. It appears that the building was enlarged in 1904, 1906 and finally in 1910. The original structure had 50 rooms when it opened in May of 1888, and after all of the additions there were 105 rooms. It is 3 ½ stories high and topped with an observation room. At one time it was heated with steam from the Winona Railway power plant. The building materials were delivered via the nearby Pennsylvania Railroad. It was considered to the finest hotel in Winona Lake because of its location next to the lake. Grace College used the building as a dormitory from the 1970’s thru the 1990’s. It has been converted to condominiums and is located on Park Ave.
Origin:	1908-07-30
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/861
Collection:	Grace College - Winona Lake Postcards
Copyright:	Contact Morgan Library, Winona Lake, IN for copy and usage permissions
Geography:	Winona Lake (Ind.)
Subjects:	Winona Hotel

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