Honeywell Center

275 West Market Street

Built: 1940s

Style: Art Deco

Mark C. Honeywell, a Wabash native and co-founder of Honeywell, Inc., built the Honeywell Memorial Community Center in the 1940s in memory of his parents and late wife Olive Lutz-Honeywell. The Center was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and in 1994 an addition was built to house the 1,500 seat Ford Theater, Carpenter Plaza, Clark Gallery, Garver Sculpture Plaza, the Olivette Room, and an exhibit about Mr. and Mrs. Honeywell.

A prime example of the Art Deco style, the Honeywell Center exhibits a tower-like projection with stepped fronts and geometric motifs. Its beige brick and sharply defined outlines further emphasize its architectural quality.