Strands of DNA, flowers, and torches seem to top this building. 201 West Van Buren is now home to Scientific & Regulatory Consultants (SRC). This Victorian Gothic style block was designed to house the Clugston Dry Goods store by Fort Wayne architects Wing and Mahurin in 1889. Clugston was the head of one of the most prominent families in the city.
The façade of the building is dominated by a steeply-raked central gable which rises above a corbel frieze. The large round-arched windows which fill the flanking bays have tympana worked in a basket-weave pattern above the paired windows which belonged to the offices of the Marshall, Clugston, McNagny law firm.
Current occupants, SRC, did extensive repair and renovations on the building bringing the front windows back to their full height and enhancing our historic square.
Thank you to Nathan Bilger for providing the recent photos and valuable insights into the architectural history.
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