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Tower Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Tower Building

On the National Register since 198541 years
GothicListed 1985South Bend
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About Tower Building

Tower Building, at 216 W. Washington, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 5, 1985. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Gothic, as it does for 32 other Indiana listings. It was listed as part of Downtown South Bend Historic MRA. 29 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isListed on the NRHP in St. Joseph County. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 2 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

216 W. Washington, South Bend · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Tower BuildingStart here
  2. 2Third St. Joseph County CourthouseNeo-Classical · next door
  3. 3Farmers Security BankChicago · next door
  4. 4Knights of Pythias LodgeClassical Revival · next door
  5. 5Knights of Columbus-Indiana ClubItalian Renaissance · next door
Around it

42 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BCitizens BankChicago School0.1 miBMorey HouseEclectic0.1 miBFormer First Presbyterian ChurchRomanesque0.1 miBMorey-Lampert HouseQueen Anne0.1 miBAll American Bank BuildingNeo-Classical0.1 miBJ. M. S. BuildingChicago School Commercial0.1 miBCathedral of St. James and Parish HallGothic Revival0.1 miBCentral High School & Boys Vocational SchoolEclectic0.1 miBSummers-Longley House-BuildingClassical Revival0.1 miBI & M BuildingArt Deco0.1 miBCommercial BuildingChicago School0.1 miBBerteling BuildingCommercial0.1 miBSecond St. Joseph HotelFederal Commercial0.1 miBKerr, John G., CompanyCommercial Italianate0.1 miBChauncey N. Lawton HouseItalian Villa0.2 miBHager HouseShingle · Built 19100.2 miBBlackstone-State TheaterNeo-Classical0.2 miBStephenson Underwear MillIndustrial0.2 mi
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BPalais Royale BuildingSpanish Renaissance Revival · Built 19220.2 miBPalace TheaterSpanish Renaissance Revival · Built 19220.2 miBHinkle, W. R., and Co.Building0.2 miBKelley-Fredrickson House and Office BuildingQueen Anne0.2 miBHoffman HotelEclectic0.2 miBSouth Bend Remedy CompanyQueen Anne0.2 miBLaSalle HotelChicago School0.2 miBFederal BuildingBuilding0.3 miBSons of Israel SynagogueBuilding0.3 miDWest Washington Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.3 mi★Tippecanoe PlaceRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miStLa Salle Street BridgeFilled Spandrel Arch0.3 miBLaSalle AnnexItalianate0.3 miDSouth Michigan Street Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.4 miBI and M Electric Co. Buidling-Transformer House and GarageNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBJoseph D. Oliver HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBDille-Probst HouseLate Victorian0.5 miBCharles McCormick Building19th and 20th Century American0.5 miBSt. Joseph SchoolLate Gothic Revival · Built 19250.5 miBFire House No. 3Queen Anne0.5 miBBergan, W.N.-J.C. Lauber Co. BuildingItalianate0.5 miDWest LaSalle Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miDSinger Manufacturing-South Bend Lathe Co. Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.5 miBHoratio Chapin HouseGothic Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Gothic style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Gothic.

West Washington Historic District0.3 mi away
Henry A. Chapin House10.6 mi away

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Questions about Tower Building

Is Tower Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 5, 1985 (Register number 85001244).

Is Tower Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Indiana has 42 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Tippecanoe Place, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Tower Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Tower Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 2 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 132002155 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.