In the early 20th century, Summerland had a college campus.
Okanagan Baptist College had its start in the fall of 1906 when a committee began organizing classes. The first classes were taught by Rev. G. Campbell in the Empire Hall building and two students were enrolled.
In the spring of 1907, construction began on Ritchie Hall. Morton Hall, a second college building, was constructed in 1910.
Also in 1910, the College Gymnasium was opened at the base of College Hill (now Giant香蕉视频直播檚 Head Road) in Summerland.
The college closed in June 1915 because of financial difficulties, resulting from poor economic conditions in the province.
The gymnasium was used as a fruit packing house, a furniture factory and later a youth centre.
Ritchie Hall was later used to house high school students and was later taken over by a religious group that used it as a home for the friendless. This building burned down in 1941.
Morton Hall, also known as the House on the Hill, was used for high school classes from 1920 to 1922. Later, it became the Somerset Inn.
On July 6, 1988, an attempt was made to move this building to Penticton. During this move, the power was off for 91/2 hours and the building was stuck en route. It was later set up on Skaha Lake Road in Penticton.
The building burned down on Feb. 11, 1991.