Indiana - Allen County - Historic Districts
Allen County Indiana (Historic Districts) has 21 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Smith Field and Southwood Park Historic District, Dutch Ridge Historic District, Forest Park Boulevard Historic District and Illsley Place--West Rudisill Historic District.

The famous person Randall Perry is associated with one of more of the Allen County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Allen County places including Walter d'Arcy Ryan, A.K. Hofer, Albert H. Schaaf, Alvin M. Strauss, Marshall Mahurin, Jeese Vermilyea, Pohlmeyer & Pohlmeyer, Joel Roberts Ninde, Lloyd Larrimore and Peter Dederichs Jr.. Prominent architectural styles found in Allen Country are Colonial Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Brookview--Irvington Park Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000121)
Roughly bounded by Norfolk Ave to the N; Lima Rd, Spy Run Ave Extended, and N Clinton St to the E; Jacobs St to the S, Fort Wayne
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Dutch Ridge Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001110)
Also known as 003-027-15011, 15012, 15013;Salem Reformed Church Cemetery
17915 and 17819 Old Auburn Rd. and adjacent cemetery , Huntertown
RochelleK, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
European, Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure, School
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Single Dwelling
Forest Park Boulevard Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000212)
Roughly bounded by Dodge Ave., the alley bet. Forest Park Blvd. and Anthony Blvd, Lake Ave. and the alley , Fort Wayne
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pohlmeyer & Pohlmeyer, Weatherhogg, Charles R.
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Plaza, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Plaza, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object
Fort Wayne Park and Boulevard System Historic District (added 2010 - - #10001099)
Roughly including the following parks and adjacent right-of-way: Franke, McCormick, McCulloch, McMillen, Memorial, Fort Wayne
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Foster Park Neighborhood Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000755)
Roughly bounded by Old Mill Rd., Rudisell Blvd., Kimmel Dr. & Lexington Ave., Fort Wayne
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Illsley Place--West Rudisill Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000310)
Also known as 003-215-42225-42287
Roughly bounded by Broadway, W. Rudisill Blvd., Beaver Ave, and the alley N of Illsley Dr. , Fort Wayne
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Strauss, Alvin M., Ninde, Joel Roberts
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Indian Village Historic District (added 2009 - - #09001125)
Roughly bounded by Nuttman Ave on the N., Bluffton Rd. on E., Eagle Rd. on S., Norfold Southern ROW on W. , Fort Wayne
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Worthman, John R., Sheridan, Lawrence V.
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Lafayette Place Historic District (added 2013 - - #12001147)
Roughly bounded by S. Calhoun & Lafayette Sts., McKinnie & Pettit Aves., Fort Wayne
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Lakeside Historic District (added 2017 - - #100001879)
Roughly bounded by Saint Joe Boulevard, Edgewater, Tennessee, Crescent and California Avenues, Fort Wayne
DOTremain, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1890-1940 AD
Landing, The, Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000953)
Also known as See Also:Randall Building
Roughly bounded by Calhoun, Harrison, Dock and Pearl Sts. and the alley between Columbia and Main Sts. , Fort Wayne
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kendrick, Charles E.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Italianate, Renaissance
Historic Person:
Perry, Randall
Significant Year:
1901, 1881
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Professional, Rail-Related, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Business, Government Office, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Street Furniture/Object
Oakdale Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001132)
Roughly along Oakdale Dr. from Harrison St. to Broadway , Fort Wayne
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Strauss, Alvin M., Larrimore, Lloyd
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Smith Field (added 2003 - - #02001495)
Also known as Paul Baer Municipal Airport, 003-286-01001
426 W. Ludwig Rd. , Fort Wayne
Zyxw, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hofer, A.K., Ryan, Walter d'Arcy
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Transportation, Architecture, Engineering, Education, Military
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Defense, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Air Facility, Air-Related, Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, School, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Education, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Air-Related, Business, School, Sport Facility
South Wayne Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001146)
Roughly bounded by W. Wildwood Ave., S. Wayne Ave., Packard Ave. and Beaver Ave. , Fort Wayne
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Strauss,A.M., Ninde,Joel Roberts
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Southwood Park Historic District (added 2009 - - #09001126)
Also known as 033-215-49000
Bounded by W. Pettit Ave., Stratford Rd., W. Sherwood Terrace, Hartman Rd., Lexington Ave., Indiana Ave. , Fort Wayne
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Schaaf, Albert H.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Natural Feature, Pedestrian Related, Professional, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Natural Feature, Pedestrian Related, Professional, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
St. Louis, Besancon, Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001112)
Also known as 003-382-57001-7
15529--15535 E. Lincoln Hmy. , New Haven
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sallier, Frank
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Queen Anne, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, European
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Church School, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Church School, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure
St. Peter's Square (added 1991 - - #91000259)
Also known as St. Peter's Catholic Church;Former St. Peter's School;St. Pe
Roughly bounded by St. Martin, Hanna, E. Dewald and Warsaw Sts., including 518 E. Dewald St. , Fort Wayne
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Suelzer,John,Sr., Dederichs,Peter,Jr.
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
European, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Church School, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, School
St. Vincent Villa Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000587)
Also known as YWCA of Fort Wayne
2000 N. Wells St. , Fort Wayne
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Buesching, Hagerman & Co., Strauss, A. M.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Mission/Spanish Revival, Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Church School, Energy Facility, Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Energy Facility
Vermilyea Inn Historic District (added 2005 - - #05001365)
Also known as Jesse Vermilyea House
13501 Redding Dr. , Fort Wayne
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private, State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
West End Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000352)
Also known as West Central Neighborhood/See also:Trinity Espiscopal Church
Roughly bounded by Main, Webster, Jefferson, Broadway, Jones, and St. Mary's River , Fort Wayne
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mulitple
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Wildwood Park Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000720)
Roughly bounded by Freeman St., Illinois Rd., W. Jefferson & Portage Blvds., Lindenwood & Ardmore Aves., Fort Wayne
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Williams--Woodland Park Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000258)
Also known as Williams Park
Roughly bounded by Hoagland and Creighton Aves. and Harrison and Pontiac Sts. , Fort Wayne
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al, Mahurin, Marshall
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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