Wabash Co. Courthouse

Hill, Main, and Wabash Streets

Built: 1879

Style: Italian Renaissance

The present Wabash County Courthouse is the third for the county. History was made only months after its completion when four Brush arc lamps were temporarily attached to the tower of the Courthouse making Wabash the first electrically lighted city in the world.

Designed by architect B.V. Enos of Indianapolis, this structure is faced in red brick and sandstone. One of the most dominating features of the Courthouse is its domed clock tower. Other features emphasizing the Italian Renaissance style are the symmetrically placed round-arch windows of the first floor and the projecting pavilions with pediments on each façade. Exceptional interior features include stamped metal ceilings, encaustic tile floors, and the grand staircase.