Title	Westminster Hotel 1909
Subject	Westminster Hotel
Description	Front: Script in upper left reads, "Westminster Hotel, Winona Lake, Ind." Back: Date and location, "Winona, March 6, '09." Body of message reads, "Dear Carla: Got your postal, of which I was very very glad. That means: 'Till by and by my dear sweet-heart.' Oh, how...... [...] it n't?- Yours, Leon." Addressed to, "Miss Carla Rigdon, Warsaw, Ind."
Digital File Format	JPEG file
Creator	The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd., New York; Printed in Great Britain; Published by J. W. Van Deventer, Winona Lake, Ind.
Date	1909-03-06
Institution Name	Grace College & Theological Seminary
Collection Name	Winona Lake Postcards
Format	Postcard
Identifier	Front: WinonaPostcards809; Back: WinonaPostcards809b; Joint: WinonaPostcards809c
Format-Medium	Epson Expression 1680; Adobe Photoshop CS5; 600 ppi JPEG; Archival 600 ppi TIFF, 24-bit RGB color
Rights	Contact Morgan Library, Winona Lake, IN for copy and usage permissions
Language	English
Description-Abstract	The Auditorium would have been about one block west of the Westminster via a sidewalk. It would be about six blocks by car. The Ninth Street Hill extension was not built until the early 1960's. 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.
Type	Image
Location	Winona Lake (Ind.)