The Honeywell Center (Wabash, Indiana)

 theatre, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, interesting place

www.honeywellcenter.org/

The Honeywell Center is located at 275 West Market Street off State Route 15 on the west side of the Wabash downtown historic district. The Center was built in the 1940's by Wabash native Mark C. Honeywell, co-founder of Honeywell, Inc. Building of the 45,000-square-foot Center began in 1940 but was delayed until 1952 due to the shortage of labor and materials needed for World War II. The Center’s gymnasium was informally opened November 19, 1947; however, the entire facility was completed in 1952 and included a roller rink and several meeting spaces.

In 1983, the facility was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1994, the Foundation opened an addition to the Center that included the 1,500 seat Ford Theater, Carpenter Plaza, Clark Gallery, Garver Sculpture Plaza, the Olivette Room (a partial replica of Mr. Honeywell's 1930s yacht), and a 27 panel exhibit about Mark and Eugenia Honeywell with video clips of the Honeywells and their properties.