Solomon Wilson Building

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Solomon Wilson Building
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Solomon Wilson Building, May 2012
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Location102 S. Wabash St., Wabash, Indiana
Coordinates 40°47′52″N85°49′14″W / 40.79778°N 85.82056°W / 40.79778; -85.82056
Arealess than one acre
Built1883 (1883)
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No. 84001743 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 30, 1984

Solomon Wilson Building, also known as the Scheerer Building, is a historic commercial building located at Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana. It was built in 1883, and is a 2+12-story, two bay by seven bay, Second Empire style brick building on a stone foundation. It features a mansard roof with and elaborate dormer and a chamfered corner with a second story balcony. [2] :2–3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1] It is located in the Downtown Wabash Historic District.

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  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Dorothy G. Dekau and Schuette Mohler (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Solomon Wilson Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs