Allen County, Indiana Genealogy

August 22, 2023 post by ARCH, Inc. on Facebook:

Would you like to get your home or building on the National Register of Historic Places? One of our paid services is to compile the documentation and write the application needed to do just that. ARCH Inc. performed this service for The Calvary United Brethren-Turner Chapel AME in 2021. The church, built in 1927, is a notable example of Gothic Revival church architecture with Tudor Revival Influences that retains a significant amount of historical integrity. The Gothic Revival style pointed-arch windows, brick construction, and hood moldings over windows are just a few of the beautiful elements this building has retained. The Tudor Revival details include pointed-arch doorways, buttresses, and towers with crenellated parapets. This service is one of the many things we do to help people learn more about their homes and historic buildings to share in the joy of historic preservation. To learn about this paid service or to become a member of ARCH and support ARCH’s mission please visit our website at archfw.org.

May 17, 2023 post by on the National Register of Historic Places - NPS Facebook:

May is Preservation Month! The National Historic Preservation Act created the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. It is widely believed that later that same day or, possibly, as late as October 16th, was the first time someone got our name wrong. We have a collection of names or phrases we have been called:

National Landmark Registry; National Historical Registry; National Historical Society; National Registry; we are getting placed on the Historical Society; National Registry of Historic Buildings; National Registry of Historical Places; National Historical Society of Places; National Historic Site; Historic Registry; Historic Heritage Registry; Register of National Historic Places (so close); NPS Registered; National Historic Landmark List; National Register of Historic Properties; Preservation List; U.S. National Registry; Nationally Registered Buildings; Historic Bridge Trust; National Register of Historic Sites; National and State Registration Historic List; The Prehistoric Registry; National Historical List; Historic Places Preservation List; Historic Preservation List; United States Register of Historic Places; National Historic Preservation List; That Register of historical places; Registry of historic places; Preservation Registry; National Park Registry of Historical Landmarks; National Registry of Historic Homes; The Historical List; The National Historical Society of Places; “National Registry of Preservation Places; That list thing for old buildings.

National Landmark Registry; National Historical Registry; National Historical Society; National Registry; we are getting placed on the Historical Society; National Registry of Historic Buildings; National Registry of Historical Places; National Historical Society of Places; National Historic Site; Historic Registry; Historic Heritage Registry; Register of National Historic Places (so close); NPS Registered; National Historic Landmark List; National Register of Historic Properties; Preservation List; U.S. National Registry; Nationally Registered Buildings; Historic Bridge Trust; National Register of Historic Sites; National and State Registration Historic List; The Prehistoric Registry; National Historical List; Historic Places Preservation List; Historic Preservation List; United States Register of Historic Places; National Historic Preservation List; That Register of historical places; Registry of historic places; Preservation Registry; National Park Registry of Historical Landmarks; National Registry of Historic Homes; The Historical List; The National Historical Society of Places; “National Registry of Preservation Places; That list thing for old buildings.

We've also been called . . . other things, not published here because they may violate Facebook's terms of service. So, call us what you want, just don't call us late to a historic place tour.

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archeological resources. This act was passed October 15, 1966.

The five oldest buildings in Fort Wayne, Indiana, are all listed on the National Register of Historic Places - NPS....

Posted by National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers on Friday, January 5, 2018

Friday, January 5, 2018 post by the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers on Facebook:

The five oldest buildings in Fort Wayne, Indiana, are all listed on the National Register of Historic Places - NPS. These buildings help tell the story of Fort Wayne. The Chief Richardville House, which was built in 1827, is the oldest building in the city. As part of the 1826 Treaty of Mississinwas, Miami Indian Chief Jean Baptiste de Richardville was awarded $600 by the U.S. government to help fund a house along the St. Mary's River. The structure reflects both Greek Revival and Federal styles. The house, which is the centerpiece of the Historic Forks of the Wabash, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2012. The Indiana Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology and other National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers members help preserve the places that tell the story of communities like Fort Wayne.

FORT WAYNE FIVE: Oldest city structures on the National Register of Historic Places published January 4, 2018 The News-Sentinel newspaper  archived on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.

1. Chief Richardville House 1827
2. William Edsall House 1839-40
3. Alexander Taylor Rankin House 1841
4. Hugh McCulloch House 1843
5. Swinney Homestead c. 1844-45

The Canal House - John Brown Stone House was built in 1852 and is Fort Wayne's oldest surviving commercial building.

1. 
   DNR map
     National & State Registers at the Indiana Department of Natural Resources directs users to the SHAARD Database to use the zoom then click the pin on the Indiana Historic Buildings, Bridges, and Cemeteries Mapor https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/welcome.html to find local properties.
2. National Register of Historic Places information at the National Park Service
   1. National Register Database and Research
   2. National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Indiana
   3. NPGallery Digital Asset Search
3. List of INDIANA - Allen County on National Register of Historic Places, INDIANA - Allen County - Historic Districts and INDIANA - Allen County - Vacant / Not In Use at American Dreams Inc., the developers of this web site; nationalregisterofhistoricalplaces.com, is not affiliated in any way with the U.S. Dept. of Interior, the National Park Service, or the National Register of Historic Places.
4. See our local Historic Places in Allen County, Indiana on National Register of Historic Places
5. Over 70 places on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Allen County, Indiana by the United States Department of the Interior on Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia which also has links to the application forms for each property too.
   1. Lafayette Place Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2013 from a May 5, 2022 post by Fort Wayne Neighborhoods on Facebook. Lafayette Place Historic District is an example of an early “suburban” development in Fort Wayne. It was developed in 1915 with convenient access to roads, streetcars, and even an electric interurban rail line. The neighborhood has a formal “esplanade” inspired by formal French urban design; created by pioneer landscape architect Arthur A. Shurcliff. Wildwood Builders of Fort Wayne developed two other neighborhoods designed by Shurcliff; Wildwood Park, and the Brookview Addition. Lafayette Place has an outstanding collection of historic homes, with a variety of early to mid-twentieth century styles. The neighborhood is located south of downtown Fort Wayne between S. Calhoun Street and S. Lafayette Street, and immediately north of Southgate Shopping Center. The Lafayette Place Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

   2. May 19, 2022 post by Fort Wayne Neighborhoods on Facebook:

      Country living—near Jefferson Pointe?

      Wildwood Park, south of W. Jefferson Blvd., between Freeman and Ardmore, was a rural suburban village when it was first developed beginning in 1916. It was a location that was outside the city and far beyond other residential developments in Fort Wayne. Promotional literature reads, “Wildwood Park is open to the fields and groves. It is the country dressed up in her best, and brought to town.”

      Designed as an “automobile suburb,” it was at a location that required travel by automobile to the city (or west to the Country Club). It is one of the three neighborhoods developed by Wildwood Builders and designed by landscape architect Arthur A. Shurcliff. As a large development, Shurcliff had the area to design large lots and wide curving streets that took full advantage of the rolling topography and existing trees.

      Wildwood Park has a significant collection of home styles, including Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Minimal Traditional, and Ranch.

6. Wikiwand has list National Register of Historic Places listings in Allen County, Indiana

7. December 1, 2023 post by the Heritage Documentation Programs, NPS on Facebook:

   Who wants one?

   How about a 🆓FREE🆓 download of the latest online version of the Federal Historic Preservation Law book?

   The Federal Historic Preservation Laws publication is an anthology of Federal laws and portions of laws related to the preservation of the United States' cultural heritage. The 5th edition is available online as a .PDF from the National Park Service. It is the definitive collection of cultural resource management and historic preservation laws in the US.

   https://www.nps.gov/.../NPS-FHPL-book-revised-final...

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