Daugherty-Ford House

654 West Hill Street

Built: 1860s

Style: Federal/Classical

Josiah and Minerva Daugherty built this home. Mr. Daugherty was in the meatpacking and livestock business and served as president of the First National Bank of Wabash for over thirty-five years. Their daughter, Marie Daugherty Webster, became a famous quilt designer; her home in Marion, Indiana is used as the Quilters Hall of Fame. John and Kathryn Ford purchased the home in the late 1930s while Mr. Ford was serving as the secretary-treasurer of the Ford Meter Box Company.

The home originally had Federal style features in its façade, an Italianate cornice with panels and brackets, and three one-story porches. The two-story pedimented portico in the Ionic style was added to the home in the 1940s and gave the home a Classical appearance. However, the Federal style can still be seen in the oblong shape and gable roof.