William Alber House

56 Walnut Street

Built: c. 1920

Style: Craftsman

William J. Alber and his family were the first occupants of this home. Mr. Alber was a bank cashier in Wabash.

This Craftsman-style home exhibits a side-gabled roof with a gable dormer, decorative brackets and exposed roof rafters under the gables, and a full-width porch supported by rectangular columns. The base of the home is faced with brick while the upper portion is faced in stucco. Also interesting is the porte-cochère adjoining the porch, the limestone trim on the porch walls, and the stone retaining wall that defines the property's boundary.