West End Historic District (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Appearance
West End Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Main, Webster, Jefferson, Broadway, Jones, and St. Mary's River, Fort Wayne, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 41°04′32″N 85°08′59″W / 41.07556°N 85.14972°W |
Area | 148 acres (60 ha) |
Built | 1840 |
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Greek Revival, Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 84000352[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 15, 1984 |
West End Historic District, also known as the West Central Neighborhood, is a national historic district located at Fort Wayne, Indiana. The district encompasses 596 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Fort Wayne. The area was developed from about 1840 to 1935, and includes notable examples of Greek Revival, Late Victorian, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style residential architecture. It is the location of numerous middle- and upper-income residential buildings, the Scottish Rite Auditorium, St. John's United Church of Christ, and Trinity English Lutheran Church designed by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Karen Anderson (January 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: West End Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs and map.
Categories:
- Neighborhoods in Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Greek Revival architecture in Indiana
- Victorian architecture in Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Houses in Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Northern Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs
- Northeast Indiana geography stubs