Built 1929 Opened 1929 Added to NRHP 5 June 1985 | NRHP Reference # 85001244 Architecture firm Austin & Shambleau | |
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Location 216 W. Washington, South Bend, Indiana Area Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) Architectural style Skyscraper Gothic, Other MPS Downtown South Bend Historic MRA Similar Morris Performing Arts Center, Potawatomi Zoo, South Bend Museum, Edmund P Joyce Center, Snite Museum of Art | ||
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.
Map of The Tower Building, South Bend, IN 46601, USA
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and is located in the West Washington Historic District.
The building today houses local businesses, such as Hebard & Hebard Architects, Inc., and Cullar & Associates, PC, CPAs.
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