Terre Haute - A history and a guide

This is my history and guide to my adopted home - Terre Haute, Indiana.

Old Postcards - 16

More postcards from my collection...

Deming Hotel

This used postcard, stamped in Possville? on 1st September 1921? (the stamp is very unclear), has the following printed text...

A-64849
Published by the Indiana News Co. Indianapolis, IND
Made in the U.S.A.
Americhrome ANC NY
New York
Printed in the United States

Deming Hotel

This postcard, written on but not stamped, has the following printed text...

A-64849
C. T. American Art
Unico

Deming Hotel

This unused postcard has the following printed text...

Hotel Deming, 6th & Cherry Sts. Terre Haute, Ind. 250 rooms - Fire Proof
MWM "Color-Litho" Made only by Mid-West Map Co. Aurora MO.

Deming Hotel

This unused postcard has the following printed text...

Hotel Deming, Terre Haute, Indiana
Garage and Parking lot Adjacent

I've seen a copy of this postcard stamped in Terre Haute on July 26th, 1951

Deming Hotel, Lobby

This unused postcard has no other printed text.

Deming Hotel, Writing Room

This unused postcard has no other printed text.

Hotel Deming was constructed in Viennese Neo-Classical style by "Boy Banker" Demas Deming Jr. (1841-1922) between 1913 and 1914. The 8-storey 250 room fire-proofed hotel stands on the corner of Sixth and Cherry Streets and was Terre Haute's largest hotel. Hotel Deming was a full service facility, featuring a barbershop, large dining room, The Copper Penny bar, and several shops. It is the only remaining example of the large downtown hotels, which included the Filbeck, the Indois, and the Terre Haute House. After the dissolution of the Deming Land Company in 1963, the hotel was purchased by the Hulman Company before being transferred Indiana State University shortly after who used it as a hall of residence and then a conference centre. In 1978, it was converted into an apartment complex for older people and renamed the Deming Center. It is also the location of Arts Illiana office and gallery.

This page created 11th October 2005, last modified 10th May 2008