Winona Hotel 1949

Description:	Front: Script across top of postcard reads, Winona Hotel, Winona Lake, Ind.Back: Body of message reads, Dear Everyone, Having a wonderfull time boating and swimming and even fishing (not with worms though!) Wish you were all here, wouldnt it be fun! Love, Alice. Addressed to, Miss Ida Jane Williamson and the rest, Maria Bingham Hall, Muncie, Indiana. The writer, using a Winona Hotel postcard, says that she has been swimming, boating and fishing, but not with worms. Most other baits such as minnows, crayfish and leaches probably would not have appealed to her as well.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:	1949-06-19
Created By:	E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/881
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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