Historical Images of Porter County

Northern Indiana Normal School and Business Institute
Valparaiso, Indiana

Date: 1888
Source Type: Cabinet Card
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: M. M. Mudge
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The man in the upper right of the photograph is Henry Baker Brkown. Brown served as president of The Northern Indiana Normal School and Business Institute, 1873-1900; Valparaiso College, 1900-1907; and Valparaiso University, 1907-1917. The man in the lower left of the photograph is Oliver Perry Kinsey. Kinsey served as Vice-President of The Northern Indiana Normal School and Business Institute, 1873-1900; Valparaiso College, 1900-1907; Valparaiso University, 1907-1917; and Acting President of Valparaiso University, 1912-1919. This image shows the original campus building of the Valparaiso Male and Female College, which was founded by the Methodist Church and operated between 1859 to 1871. The college went defunct in 1871 and was closed for approximately two years, reopening in 1873 as the Northern Indiana Normal School and Business Institute. The original large brick structure consisted of the center portion of the building between the two towers. The tower and east wing to the left in this image were erected in 1867, while the tower and west wing to the right were added later. The structure shown here, with its several additions, was destroyed on February 15, 1923, by a fire originating from an overheated stove.

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