David & Harriet Marks House

170 Thorne Street

Built: 1905

Style: Queen Anne

David and Harriet Marks were the first owners of this home. Mr. Marks served as a Wabash city councilman and chair of the county's Democratic central committee. In 1914, he was called by President Wilson to serve on the Claims Commission for the Isthmus of Panama, in connection with the Panama Canal.

This home of irregular plan incorporates features such as diagonal corners, several projecting bays, and a patterned slate roof. Also notable is the large wrap-around veranda on the east and south sides. The veranda includes a semicircular turret overlooking the bluff, a gable over the entry steps, paired Tuscan columns, and a spindle balustrade.