View Full Version : Lincoln National Bank Tower, Fort Wayne


Wu-Gambino
May 31st, 2003, 04:14 PM
Height 95 m 312 ft
Floors (over ground) 22
Year (start) 1929
Year (end) 1930

- The Lincoln National Bank Building is constructed of steel faced with Indiana limestone. It has lead spandrel panels, a terra-cotta crown, and culminates in a slender observation tower topped by a flagpole.
- The entryway is decorated with copper panels depicting scenes from the life of Abraham Lincoln, and in the lobby there are large art deco murals depicting the energizing properties of the sun.
- Tallest building in Indiana from 1930 until 1962, when the City-County Building in Indianapolis was completed.

http://tinypic.com/1lvlz

http://glasssteelandstone.com/Images/US/IN/LincolnBankTower-001.jpg

http://glasssteelandstone.com/Images/US/IN/LincolnBankTower-002.jpg

http://tinypic.com/1lvm9

Wu-Gambino
May 31st, 2003, 04:16 PM
9/10

BGT
May 31st, 2003, 05:19 PM
8.5/10

RafflesCity
May 31st, 2003, 10:22 PM
6/10

Looks like it has seen better days. It just doesnt give me the wow factor.

renell
May 31st, 2003, 11:14 PM
7/10 ok. not too much boring

SteelCity32
June 1st, 2003, 07:18 PM
I like this style of architecture. 7/10

Evergrey
June 1st, 2003, 09:24 PM
9.5

It's amazing... another reason why Fort Wayne is one of the greatest cities in America.

The Messiah
June 2nd, 2003, 04:02 PM
It's...nice :) 6.5/10

Nothing intresting

De Snor
June 8th, 2003, 08:36 PM
lovely oldie !!

Oaronuviss
June 9th, 2003, 05:27 PM
America has too many Godamned banks!

5.5

KM1410
June 11th, 2003, 07:22 AM
6.5/10

SFtoBoise
August 23rd, 2003, 11:38 PM
10/10

A nice, old skyscraper. One of my favorites in Indiana.

james2390
August 23rd, 2003, 11:58 PM
i like this one, too bad it didnt get built taller

SeeMacau
August 28th, 2003, 08:42 AM
8/10
It looks ok

Fabio
November 15th, 2003, 01:09 AM
8/10


Great tower

james2390
March 14th, 2004, 12:13 AM
8.5/10

Necker
March 14th, 2004, 04:48 PM
7/10

TYW
March 18th, 2004, 12:55 PM
nice......

7.5/10

SChristopher
October 23rd, 2004, 12:25 AM
Cool.....7/10

Schroedinger's Cat
November 18th, 2004, 10:18 PM
7.5/10

DamienK
December 15th, 2004, 10:39 AM
7/10

DRAKKO
July 5th, 2005, 10:17 AM
6/10

Indyman
July 8th, 2005, 08:01 PM
I would seriously give it a 7 but since it is my hometown I'm givin' a 9.

Protactinium
November 15th, 2005, 06:11 AM
I have a keen interest in historic buildings & skyscrapers throughout the Great Lake, Ohio Valley, & Midwest regions. I had the privilege of driving through downtown Fort Wayne, IN this past decade & caught a glimpse of that building. I was awe struck! I love the looks of that building and rank it as one of my top 10 favorite skyscrapers. The next time I'm in Ft. Wayne, I'm going to fall by the Lincoln Tower and really check it out! What an aesthetically & cosmetically beautiful geometric structure, an architectural historian's dream coming to life! I love it!!!

damiao
November 15th, 2005, 06:20 AM
6/10

forvine
December 20th, 2005, 09:42 AM
8.5/10

Sinjin P.
December 20th, 2005, 11:45 AM
7.5/10 Take a bath.

SoboleuS
March 13th, 2006, 04:17 PM
Lovely old building. Very impressive for a such small city. 8/10

DecoJim
March 14th, 2006, 06:33 AM
8.5/10
I like it because it has the style of a much larger skyscraper. It packs a lot into 20 stories.
I have noticed that in several mid-sized midwest cities, buildings of this size that would probably be simple boxes in large cities, include much more inventive design elements that the much larger buildings have in Chicago or Detroit.

Jules
March 16th, 2006, 02:01 AM
Quality art deco. 9/10

gutooo
September 9th, 2006, 09:45 PM
8/10

ZZ-II
March 13th, 2007, 09:48 PM
7.5/10

W!CKED
March 14th, 2007, 12:38 AM
9/10

Skyman
May 21st, 2007, 12:44 PM
7/10

PresidentBjork
February 5th, 2008, 10:14 PM
10/10 Beautiful! another example of all the hidden gems in America's heartland.

roen
February 17th, 2008, 11:22 PM
7/10

Astralis
February 19th, 2008, 09:58 PM
6/10

Rutger1991
October 21st, 2008, 02:00 PM
8/10

tonyssa
April 30th, 2009, 02:54 PM
7.5/10

rockin'.baltimorean
May 1st, 2009, 01:12 PM
8/10

henry hill
May 30th, 2009, 05:30 PM
8/10

Jan Del Castillo
August 5th, 2009, 04:45 AM
8. Good building. Regards.

xavarreiro
September 11th, 2009, 05:58 AM
8/10

ireneo
September 18th, 2009, 11:17 PM
7.5

romanito
August 11th, 2010, 04:06 AM
9/10

yudibali2008
May 27th, 2011, 03:00 AM
9/10

dnh310
June 21st, 2011, 03:10 AM
9/10

sieradzanin1
July 16th, 2011, 03:40 PM
10/10

mecanico242
July 22nd, 2011, 10:32 PM
7.5/10

Choliveira10
July 24th, 2011, 01:48 AM
8.0/10

mossimoh
January 18th, 2012, 12:20 AM
8/10