Tower Building, South Bend

Name: Tower Building
Address: South Bend, United States

#65 among attractions in South Bend

Gothic Revival architecture, Skyscraper

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The Tower Building is a historic skyscraper in South Bend, Indiana, United States. The Tower Building is located at 216 West Washington Street, diagonally from the current St. Joseph County Courthouse, and beside the Old Courthouse. Designed by architects Austin & Shambleau, it was built in 1929. The Tower Building was originally to be built in two halves; but the western half was never built. The eastern half was completed during the Wall Street Crash of 1929. ()

Built: 1929 (95 years ago)Coordinates: 41°40'34"N, 86°15'10"W

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Downtown South BendSouth Bend United States

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Tower Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Compton Family Ice Arena, Four Winds Field, Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend Museum of Art.

1.7 miNE
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Compton Family Ice Arena, South Bend
43 min walk • The Compton Family Ice Arena is a 5,022-seat, two-rink ice facility in Notre Dame, Indiana on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. The arena saw its first game on October 21, 2011. The ice arena replaced the 2,857-seat rink in the north dome of the Edmund P. Joyce Center.
0.4 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Four Winds Field, South Bend
12 min walk • Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium is a baseball stadium in South Bend, Indiana, home to the South Bend Cubs, a minor league baseball team which plays in the High-A Central. The stadium opened in 1987, and its open concourse is considered the template for many later minor league ball parks built in the 1990s.
~920 ftNE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend
5 min walk • Morris Performing Arts Center is a 2,564-seat concert hall located in South Bend, Indiana. It opened in 1922 as a vaudeville house and later became a movie palace.
~1230 ftE
Museum, Art museum
South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend
6 min walk • The South Bend Museum of Art is located in South Bend, Indiana. Founded in 1947, the museum features historical and contemporary art in five galleries, and offers instruction in its studios.
~1300 ftE
Park, Convention center, Theater
Century Center, South Bend
7 min walk • The Century Center Convention Center, designed by architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee, broke construction in 1974 and opened in 1977, has been managed by SMG since July, 2013. The center, built on the banks of the West Race canal, overlooks the St. Joseph River in downtown South Bend, Indiana, United States.
~1750 ftN
Theater, Concerts and shows
South Bend Civic Theater, South Bend
9 min walk • The South Bend Civic Theater was founded in 1957 in South Bend, Indiana, by two University of Notre Dame graduates. It staged most of its productions after 1968 at The Firehouse, a local historic landmark located at 701 Portage Ave.
~440 ftNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Cathedral of St. James, South Bend
3 min walk • The Cathedral of St. James is an Episcopal cathedral in South Bend, Indiana, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Northern Indiana. The cathedral church and the adjoining parish hall were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
~1680 ftN
Concerts and shows, Theater, Concert hall
South Bend Civic Theatre, South Bend
9 min walk • South Bend is a city in and the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name.
~940 ftNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
First Presbyterian Church, South Bend
5 min walk • The First Presbyterian Church at 101 S. Lafayette in South Bend, Indiana is a former Presbyterian church building of First Presbyterian Church.
~140 ftSE
Library
Federal Courthouse, South Bend
1 min walk • Third St. Joseph County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was designed by architecture firm Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge and built in 1897. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, Classical Revival style stone and granite building.
~980 ftSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Blackstone-State Theater, South Bend
5 min walk • Blackstone-State Theater is a historic theatre building located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built in 1919, and is a four-story, Classical Revival style brick and terra cotta building. The first floor has four storefronts and the theatre entrance.

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Which popular attractions are close to Tower Building?

Nearby attractions include Federal Courthouse, South Bend (1 min walk), Cathedral of St. James, South Bend (3 min walk), Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend (5 min walk), First Presbyterian Church, South Bend (5 min walk).

How to get to Tower Building by public transport?

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TRANSPO Station (13 min walk)