West Central in Fort Wayne in Allen County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Hugh McCulloch House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 14, 2024

1. The Hugh McCulloch House Marker

Inscription. The Hugh McCulloch House was built in 1843 from the design of architect Henry Williams. A native of Kennebunk, Maine, and a Boston-trained lawyer, Hugh McCulloch came to the pioneer village of Fort Wayne in 1833 with a letter of recommendation from Daniel Webster. He became a Judge of the Probate court in 1834, and in 1835 he was named Cashier and Branch Manager of the newly-formed State Bank of Indiana.

McCulloch married Susan Man in 1838. A native of Plattsburg, New York, Susan Man was one of the first school teachers in Fort Wayne, having come at age 18 to this small community by canal boat, lake steamer, and pirogue.

In 1863, Secretary of [the Treasury Salmon] P. Chase called on McCulloch to act [as the nation's first] Comptroller of the Currency. It was from this assignment that McCulloch launched the national banking system. Two years later, in 1865, President Lincoln named him to be Secretary of the Treasury, a position he also held in the administrations of Presidents Johnson and Arthur. He was the last person to whom President Lincoln wrote before the assassination and was at the President's bedside

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when he died.

McCulloch served as the United States Ambassador to Great Britain before he died in 1895.

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1843.

Location. 41° 4.867′ N, 85° 8.909′ W. Marker is in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Allen County. It is in West Central. It is at the intersection of West Superior Street and Fulton Street, on the right when traveling west on West Superior Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 616 W Superior St, Fort Wayne IN 46802, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 14, 2024

2. The Hugh McCulloch House Marker

Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Miamis (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Post Miami (about 700 feet away); The First French Fort / The First Playground in Fort Wayne (about 700 feet away); John B. Franke (approx. 0.2 miles away); Trinity Episcopal Churh (approx. ¼ mile away); The Edsall House (approx. ¼ mile away); William S. Edsall House (approx. ¼ mile away); The Samuel Brenton Home (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Wayne.

More about this marker. Photo caption: Hugh McCulloch at the time he served in the cabinet of President Abraham Lincoln. (Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society).

Also see . . . Hugh McCulloch House (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the house, which was listed in 1980. (Prepared by Karen Anderson, ARCH, Inc.; via Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database) (Submitted on July 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 263 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.