Tower Building

216-218 West Washington

  • Date: 1929
  • Style: Gothic
  • Architect: Austin & Shambleau, Architects
  • District: West Washington
  • Rating: Outstanding

Designed by architects Austin and Shambleau, the Tower Building was completed in 1929, one week prior to the stock market crash that plunged the United States into the Great Depression. There was to be a twin tower to the west of this building, but was never built due to the economic downturn.The Tower Building is faced with terra cotta and marble on both the north and east sides. There are three gargoyles on the corners of the tenth floor. The skyscraper Gothic style structure is the only one of its kind in South Bend. This was the tallest building in South Bend until 1969.

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216-218 West Washington

Image credit: University of Notre Dame Architecture Library

Image credit: University of Notre Dame Architecture Library
Image credit: University of Notre Dame Architecture Library
Image credit: The History Museum
Image credit: The History Museum