Tower Building (South Bend, Indiana)

Tower Building
Western side
Location 216 W. Washington, South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates 41°40′34″N 86°15′10″W / 41.67611°N 86.25278°W / 41.67611; -86.25278Coordinates: 41°40′34″N 86°15′10″W / 41.67611°N 86.25278°W / 41.67611; -86.25278
Area Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1929
Architect Austin & Shambleau; H.G. Christman & Company
Architectural style Skyscraper Gothic, Other
MPS Downtown South Bend Historic MRA
NRHP reference # 85001244[1]
Added to NRHP June 5, 1985

The Tower Building is a historic skyscraper in South Bend, Indiana, United States. The Tower Building is located at 216 West Washington Street, diagonally from the current St. Joseph County Courthouse, and beside the Old Courthouse (Second St. Joseph County Courthouse). Designed by architects Austin & Shambleau, it was built in 1929. The Tower Building was originally to be built in two halves; but the western half was never built. The eastern half was completed during the Wall Street Crash of 1929.[2][3]:60

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and is located in the West Washington Historic District.[1]

The building today houses local businesses, such as Hebard & Hebard Architects, Inc.,[4] and Cullar & Associates, PC, CPAs.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "The Tower Building (Hebard Tower)". Wikimapia.
  3. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Elizabeth A. Straw and Karen Kiemnec (January 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown South Bend Historic MRA" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  4. ↑ "Hebard & Hebard Architects, Inc".
  5. ↑ "Cullar & Associates, PC, CPAs".
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