The Lincoln Tower- Fort Wayne, IN
N 41° 04.764 W 085° 08.351
16T E 656313 N 4549239
This sign tells of the history of the Lincoln Tower and the role of German Immigrants in its building.
Waymark Code: WMBA3A
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/25/2011
Views: 5
The Lincoln Tower is one of tallest buildings in Fort Wayne and had a big German Immigrant influence in its formation. There is a sign telling of that and it reads:
"The Lincoln Tower
Construction of the Lincoln Tower started less than a month before the stock market crash of October 1929 that signaled the beginning of the Great Depression. Completed in November 1930, the 312-foot Tower was for many years Indiana's tallest building. Its design, developed by the Cleveland firm of Walker and Weeks, was based on the Tribune Tower in Chicago.
The Lincoln Tower is a monument to the German Immigrant in Fort Wayne.the project was conceived and directed by Charles Bueching, a first generation German immigrant who was president of the Lincoln National Bank and Trust Co. from 1929 to 1962.A. M. Strauss, a German Immigrant,was the local architect. The construction Firm of Bueching and Hagermann, a partnership of German Immigrants, built the Tower. The Lincoln Bank and Trust, which funded the project, was the direct descendent of the German-American Bank of Fort Wayne founded in 1905. In the face of anti-German sentiment during World War 1, the bank changed its name in 1918 to the Lincoln National Bank, which operated until 1993. The Lincoln Tower continues as an office building."
Group that erected the marker: ARCH
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: 116 E Berry S Fort Wayne, In USA
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