Couden’s Grocery

Was one of the last remaining neighborhood commercial buildings left around Old Town. The store was run for years by the Couden family. This structure was used as a storage facility. After years of neglect, poor-quality repairs and vandalism, this commercial structure fell victim to a rash of Old Town arsons. After sitting as a…

Co-Op Wheat Storage Plant

Despite a lot of public interest in newspapers, on social media and even on television, the Wheat Storage Plant was lost this year. The interior was an architectural marvel constructed of massive native timbers. All that remains in Noblesville from this historic structure is some of the stone foundation (slated to be used by Noblesville…

Fertig House

Built in 1895 This house was owned by the Fertig family from the time it was built until the last relative, Helen Thompson, died in 1972. The Fertig’s were leading lawyers in town and Helen’s brother, Emmet Fertig, was elected mayor. Helen helped build the Carnegie Library and served on the library board for 50…