Once Indiana's tallest skyscraper, this 1930 Art Deco tower carries persistent reports of haunting on nearly every floor.
116 E Berry St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Research updated June 2026
Age
All Ages
Cost
Free
Exterior viewing is free; ghost tours of Fort Wayne include this stop
Access
Wheelchair OK
Downtown urban sidewalk; exterior viewing only
Equipment
Photos OK
Est. 1930 · Once Indiana's tallest building · Art Deco architecture landmark · Fort Wayne banking history
Completed in 1930, the Lincoln Bank Tower rose 312 feet above downtown Fort Wayne, making it Indiana's tallest building at the time. Designed in the Art Deco style, the tower was built to house the Lincoln National Bank and became a defining feature of the city's skyline during the years of the Great Depression and beyond.
The building's interior features elaborate artwork and detailing that drew attention from across the state. Over the decades it passed through several owners and uses as Fort Wayne's downtown commercial landscape shifted.
The tower remains one of the most architecturally distinctive buildings in northeastern Indiana and still stands at the heart of downtown Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne ghost tour operators have included the building as a featured stop, citing local accounts of unexplained activity across multiple floors.
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Fort Wayne ghost tour accounts describe the Lincoln Bank Tower as one of the most active locations in downtown for reported paranormal experiences. Local lore holds that the building's history of human suffering has left impressions on multiple floors.
The most historically grounded account involves a man who fell to his death from the upper stories of the building. The circumstances of his death are documented in tour lore, and his reported presence is associated with the upper floors.
On the fourth floor, accounts from tour operators describe recurring unexplained sounds and unsettling atmospheric conditions reported by people who have investigated the space. These accounts come primarily from Fort Wayne ghost tour circuit sources and have not been independently verified through historical records.
The 22-story Art Deco tower at 116 E Berry St is a prominent downtown landmark. Visitors can view the building's ornate exterior details from the sidewalk. Fort Wayne ghost tour operators include the tower as a featured stop.
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