Albion & Noble County

Ligonier's Jewish heritage is encapsulated in one of only two remaining 19th century Indiana synagogues. Ahavath Sholom was built in 1889, but was eventually turned into a church as the area's Jewish population shrank. In 1989 it became property of the Ligonier Public Library, and contains a museum with displays from the city's past, as well as Jewish artifacts.

The original police building in Albion was a "hoosegow", a tiny jail behind the firehouse (where the old Town Hall now stands). In the 50s this tiny booth was built near the center of town, where the marshal or night watchman could see most of the downtown area. In the several years since this photo was taken, the tree to the left was removed; the Noble County Courthouse stands behind it.

Dr. James E. Luckey graduated medical school in 1892 and started a practice near what's now US 33 and SR 109. In 1929 construction began on a three story hospital at the location. Dr. Luckey's son Harold, an electrical engineer, did much of the design work while another son, Robert, joined his father as a fellow physician. Later Harold also became a doctor. After the hospital closed in 1957, the building became a nursing home and private residences, then was turned into a museum in 2000.