This is another creation of John S. Wing and Marshall S. Mahurin, built in 1893 as the town hall. Sandstone was used to execute the monumental Richardsonian Romanesque style, based on the work of Boston designer Henry Hobson Richardson, the most influential American architect of the post-Civil War era. Hallmarks of the style seen here include powerful arches, broad gables and corner turrets. The city government remained here until 1971 and since 1980 it has been the home of the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society which operates The History Center here.
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