Historical Images of Porter County

Columbia Hall. Mound Hall.
Valparaiso, Indiana

Date: 1894
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Robert R. Beatty
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Columbia Hall (left in above image) and Mound Hall (right in above image) were located northeast of the present day intersection of Mound Street and Greenwich Street. Both halls served as dormitories for students attend the Northern Indiana Normal School and Business Institute, now known as Valparaiso University. Both structures were used during the Great War (WWI) to house army recruits being trained on campus for transportation tasks, such as driving heavy trucks for the military.

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