North Wabash Historic District

Get a taste of popular historic architectural trends in North Wabash.

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North Wabash Historic District

Wabash, Indiana 46992, United States

Created By: Wabash County Museum

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The approximate length of this walking tour is two miles.

All of the buildings included in this walking tour, with the exception of the Wabash High School, the Cyril & Ruth Clupper House, and the Glenn & Marie Bowman House, were included as a district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Styles of architecture have changed throughout time depending upon the popular trends and fashions among architects and clients. In the North Wabash Historic District, the buildings that are included fall roughly into eleven categories of styles ranging from Victorian Cottage to Italianate to Colonial Williamsburg.

This walking tour is managed by the Wabash County Museum and funding was provided by the Indiana Humanities in cooperation with the National Endowment of the Humanities and Indiana Landmarks.

Current photos were taken by local photographer, Greg Coon.

For more information on any of the sites please contact the Museum at info@wabashmuseum.org.


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290 North Wabash Street Built: c. 1870 Style: Italianate Francis Eagle built this home for his family in the 1870s. Mr. Eagle was a prominent attorney and banker in Wabash for many years. Later, William Pearson used the home as an office fo... Read more
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, decor... Read more
86 Walnut Street Built: c. 1875-80 Style: Italianate Carey and Nancy Cowgill occupied this home from 1911 until 1917. Mr.Cowgill, a Civil War veteran, was an attorney who served as the first president of the Cincinnati Wabash and Michigan R... Read more
414 North Wabash Street Built: 1846 Style: I-house/Federal David Kunse, the owner of the first brickyard and the first cane mill in Wabash, was the original occupant of this home. Albert Pawling, the first Wabash town marshal, purchased the... Read more
492 North Wabash Street Built: 1903 Style: Gothic Revival The Wabash Street Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in April 1899 after part of the congregation of the First Methodist (now the First United Methodist) Church opposed locatin... Read more
536 North Wabash Street Built: 1901 Style: Colonial Revival Henry McNamee constructed this home while he was employed as an assistant cashier for the Wabash National Bank. He later went on to become treasurer and vice-president for Honeywel... Read more
555 North Wabash Street Built: c. 1950 Style: Lustron Dr. J. T. and Ethel Steffen purchased this home from Fine Homes Inc. in 1954. They resided there for two years before selling to Pearl Wright who remained there until 1971. This Lustron ... Read more
560 North Wabash Street Built: c. 1900 Style: Shingle Frank P. Wilson originally owned this home. Mr. Wilson served Wabash as an insurance salesman. The flat, wooden shingles siding the house classify this structure as a late example of the... Read more
570 North Wabash Street Built: c. 1903 Style: Queen Anne Warren Spiker and his wife Rose built this house but lived there only a few years. However, Ike and Grace Duffey resided in the home for over twenty-five years, beginning in 1932. Mr.... Read more
578 North Wabash Street Built: 1910 Style: Late Queen Anne Harry and Anna Clark were te original owners of this home. Mr. Clark, along with his brother Charles, established Clark Grocery on South Wabash Street, which was a Wabash instituti... Read more
720 North Wabash Street Built: 1960 Style: Georgian/Classical Revival The first owner, Isaac Beitman, moved this home to its current site in approxiamately 1922. In 1960, Mark and Eugenia Honeywell purchased the property and made many alter... Read more
585 North Miami Street Built: 1940 Style: Colonial Williamsburg Glenn A. and Marie Bowman built this home and continued to live there into the 1960s. Mr. Bowman worked as a salesman for Honeywell Regulator Company and later for Robertshaw, ... Read more
580 North Miami Street Built: 1926 Style: Collegiate Gothic/Art Deco Construction of the current Wabash High School building began in 1925. J. Edwin Kopf and Woolling of Indianapolis designed the structure, and E.A. Carson of Logansport ser... Read more
541 North Miami Street Built: c. 1910 Style: English Vernacular Cyril and Ruth Clupper occupied this home from 1937 until 1998. Mr. Clupper was a salesman at John Richards, and Mrs. Clupper served as President of the Wabash Art Guild in 197... Read more
102 Stitt Street Built: 1910 Style: Vernacular Cottage This home was occupied by sisters Cornelia Blayney and Grace (Blayney) Olive from 1925 to 1965. Miss Blayney taught in the Wabash City High School from 1907 to 1946, and Mrs. Olive was ... Read more
437 North Miami Street Built: c. 1875 One of the earliest owners of the home was Margaret M. Ross. Edwin H. Ford, founder of the Ford Meter Box Company, resided in the home from 1913 to 1926. O. J. and Minnie Aubertin occupied the home from... Read more
297 North Miami Street Built: c. 1925 Style: German/Swiss Vernacular This home has been owned by the Yarnelle family since 1928 when George William Yarnelle purchased the home from Eliza Pressler, the original owner. Mr. Yarnelle was the p... Read more
260 Cass Street Built: 1910 Style: Craftsman William Wallace and his wife Amanda built this home. Mr. Wallace came to Wabash in 1845 and was a member of the Christian Church. Mrs. Wallace served on the Ladies' Relief Corps and was a member ... Read more
228 Cass Street Built: c. 1890 Style: Queen Anne John Milliner and his family built this home around 1890. Mr. Milliner, born in 1849, moved to Wabash in 1864. He then moved away to obtain an education in law and returned to Wabash in 1886 ... Read more
204 Cass Street Built: 1857 Style: Victorian Cottage/Federal The original owners of this home are unknown, but Hugh and Martha Carr owned the home and rented it out from the early 1910s until 1939. The Carrs sold the home to their son-in-la... Read more

 

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