Wabash Loan & Trust Co.

8 West Canal Street

Built: 1927

Style: Neo-Classical

The Wabash Loan and Trust Company was built by its owner, attorney Nelson G. Hunter to be "a building of the future" that would satisfy the banking needs of Wabash for the next hundred years. However, with economic turmoil during the Great Depression, the bank was forced to close its doors in 1932. From 1940 to 1966 the Wabash Plain Dealer had its offices in the building.

This three-story structure is of steel frame construction with a façade of Bedford limestone. Architect Charles Weatherhogg of Fort Wayne incorporated fluted pilasters with Corinthian capitals, an egg-and-dart lined cornice, and a decorative balustrade. The copper clock on the corner at the second floor façade and the torchere light standards on either side of the main entry are original to the building. Original interior features are also worthy of attention.