Other notable buildings in the downtown area include 536 Main Street (Built in the late 1860s, the second empire style building has served as the location of McCord’s Candies since 1912), 330 Main Street (Built in 1877, and featuring a cast iron façade, the former location of the Perrin Hardware Company has ties to the Perrin neighborhood – both bear the same family name) and the Big Four Depot, constructed in 1902 and moved to its current location at Riehle Plaza in 1994.
The most spectacular and imposing piece of downtown architecture is the Tippecanoe County Courthouse. Built between 1881 and 1884, courthouse is actually the third built on the same location. The building style is Eclectic with a strong Second Empire influence.
Downtown and the courthouse square host a variety of activities and festivals throughout the year including Dancing in the Streets, the Taste of Tippecanoe, Downtown Gallery Walks, Round the Fountain Art Fair, Uptown Jazz & Blues Fest, Art on the Wabash Fair, Octoberfest, Dickens of a Christmas, OUTfest and Mosey Down Main Street to name a few. Full a listing of downtown events, venues and festivities, visit
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