 Edwin S. Jones Hall ca.1900 | |
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| Active | 1885–1923 |
Religious affiliation | Minnesota State Association of Congregational Churches |
Academic affiliation | Carleton College |
| Location | Montevideo, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Campus | 40 acres (16 ha) |
Windom College (previous names, Western Minnesota Seminary and Windom Institute) is a former American parochial school in Montevideo, Minnesota. It is the second school established in southwestern Minnesota by the Congregational church. It was founded in 1885 with the hope that its students would take more advanced courses in Carleton College. Originally named "Western Minnesota Seminary", it became the "Windom Institute" in 1891 in honor of Hon. William Windom,[1] United States Senator and Secretary of the Treasury, who was a member of the Congregational church in Winona, Minnesota, the earliest of the Congregational churches in southeastern Minnesota.[2] The name change in 1912 to "Windom College" gave western Minnesota its first college. Windom College ended operations in 1923. Its building was purchased by and became the official home of the Masons of Montevideo.
- ^ Hadden, Archibald (1891). "Adademies. The Windom Institute.". Congregationalism in Minnesota, 1851-1891. Beard-Hudson Printing Company. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Windom College. By Warren Upham.". Congregational work of Minnesota, 1832-1920. Congregational Conference of Minnesota. 1921. pp. 189–94. Retrieved 25 June 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
