Alphabetical List of Neighborhoods
N. Anthony district put on national list of historic places posted November 14, 2014 by Dave Gong in The Journal Gazette newspaper shows area historic districts but
is now on Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
•Dutch Ridge Historic District (Huntertown vicinity)
•Forest Park Boulevard Historic District
•Fort Wayne Parks & Boulevards District
•Foster Park Neighborhood Historic District
•Illsley Place-West Rudisill Historic District
•Indian Village Historic District
•Lafayette Place Neighborhood Historic District
•Oakdale Historic District
•South Wayne Historic District
•St. Louis Besancon Historic District (New Haven vicinity)
•The Landing
•Vermilyea Inn Historic District
•West End Historic District
•Wildwood Park Neighborhood Historic District
•Williams-Woodland Park Historic District
Broadway Corridor - He believes the place may originally have been a dry goods store. The part of the history he’s been able to trace, to 1931 during the Great Depression, has one side as a milliner’s shop and the other a confectioner. By World War II, that side had become a delicatessen.
Looking up on Broadway Investor renovates vacant sites with eye toward revitalized area March 10, 2013 by Rosa Salter Rodriguez of The Journal Gazette newspaper.
Brookview-Irvington Park Historic District - recognized for its picturesque natural beauty, landscape design and landmark houses by female architects, according to Indiana Landmarks. The Brookview-Irvington Park Historic District on Fort Wayne's near north side and the section of State Boulevard that winds through it have been listed on Indiana Landmarks' 10 Most Endangered list announced April 25, 2013.
Copied from Historic neighborhood, State Blvd. section on Indiana Landmarks' Endangered List by The News-Sentinel newspaperstaff reports April 25, 2013.
May 12, 2022 post by Fort Wayne Neighborhoods on Facebook:
Often the most challenging problems are the most satisfying to solve.
The developers of the Brookview-Irvington Park Historic District surely had that satisfaction.
Wildwood Builders worked with Boston landscape architect Arthur A. Shurcliff to design Brookview within a narrow, triangular parcel that was heavily wooded and bisected by Spy Run Creek. It was also hilly, and the western edge was bordered by the New York Central Railroad. Shurcliff designed an artful landscape that maximized the residential lots and views of the creek. Irvington Park to the north, designed by Walter Hoxie Hillary, is also a scenic landscape of wooded lots near the creek. Vesey Park connects the two areas. The homes in the district were built between 1906 and 1965; they have a range of styles including Craftsman, American Foursquare, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Minimal Traditional, and Ranch. The historic district is located north of downtown Fort Wayne; north of Jacobs Street between N. Clinton Street and the Pufferbelly Trail. The Brookview-Irvington Park Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2011..
June 7, 2018 post by Hofer and Davis, Inc. Land Surveyors on Facebook:
For "Throwback Thursday" we share this promotional map for HILGEMAN & SCHAAF realtors of BROOK VIEW prepared by A.K. Hofer in 1924. You know who to call for those last few lots - Lou Bart - "THE LOT MAN" @ ANTHONY 7112!!! Located just 1 mile from downtown (14 blocks to Main Street), and only 2 blocks from the Lincoln Highway or the State Street Car Line! The plat was recorded in 1917 and 100 or so years later...the City is "straightening out" the curve on State Street!
Forest Park - 1830 Forest Park Boulevard New owners for noted historic Forest Park Boulevard home in Fort Wayne by Kevin Kilbane published October 22, 2017 in The News-Sentinel newspaper
Foster Park neighborhood seeks listing on National Register of Historic Places by Kevin Kilbane of The News-Sentinel newspaperFebruary 20, 2013. Characteristics of homes built between 1926 and 1963. Foster Park neighborhood’s request for National Register listing moves to state level March 09, 2013 by The News-Sentinel newspaperstaff reports. Foster Park Neighborhood Now Listed on National Register of Historic Places - posted October 31, 2013 on City of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Foster Park added to historic registry Neighborhood is city’s 5th this year Dan Stockman published November 1, 2013 on The Journal Gazette newspaper. Approximately 150 acres platted in 1924 documented in the 39 page application with descriptions and photos received August 9, 2013 for the Foster Park Neighborhood Historic District reference number 13000755 on National Park Service. Photos of Foster Park Pavilion 3 built in 1938 reconstruction was posted May 4, 2022 by Historic Foster Park Neighborhood Association on Facebook with construction update photos by Michael J. Vorndran May 14, 2022 on True Fort Wayne Indiana History on Facebook.
Oakdale Neighborhood WordPress blog
Historic Districts in Fort Wayne at Community Development of City of Fort Wayne.
Hoagland Masterson Neighborhood Association on Facebook. See April Marie Tinsley Memorial Garden.
August 16, 2015 post by Hoagland Masterson Neighborhood Association on Facebook:
Thank you to everyone who participated in today's dedication of April's Garden. It was a beautiful day!
September 8, 2015post by Stuckeys on Tyler on Facebook:
This is a photo of April's Garden sent to us by Tommy Goings. The garden is a memorial for April Marie Tinsley and is located in the Hoagland Masterson Neighborhood Association in Fort Wayne. April's Garden was dedicated on August 16, 2015 without local media attention. The garden is not only a beautiful and peaceful area to honor April, it is also for our community. If you would like to show support for April's Garden, you can purchase an engraved brick with your name or the name of a loved one through the Hoagland Masterson Neighborhood Association. The engraved bricks will be used in the walkway of the garden. Please share this status to bring awareness and support to April's Garden.
- Allen County Public Library- Researching Your Old House: Guide to Resources for Fort Wayne and Allen County, Indiana
- Bloomingdale Neighborhood Association at NeighborhoodLink.com.
December 12, 2023 post by Fort Wayne Neighborhoods on Facebook:
Have you noticed the vibrant new banners on the light poles in Bloomingdale, Hamilton, and Nebraska neighborhoods? 
It's all part of the CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) Pilot Area, making our community safer and more vibrant! 
Let us know if you've spotted them and share the neighborhood love! 
#CPTEDPilot #CommunityUnityDecember 19, 2023 post by Fort Wayne Neighborhoods on Facebook:
Drive or walk into the Hamilton and Bloomingdale Neighborhoods and be greeted by the awesome new utility box wraps! It's all part of the CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) Pilot Area, making our community safer and more welcoming. 
Have you spotted them yet? Let us know your thoughts! 
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Have you peeped our new neighborhood jewelry yet?! More exciting news coming soon! 🤩
Posted by Broad River Neighborhood on Tuesday, October 1, 2024Tuesday, October 1, 2024 post by Broad River Neighborhood on Facebook:
Have you peeped our new neighborhood jewelry yet?! More exciting news coming soon!
[ Historic Neighborhood in Fort Wayne, IN 46807 - a great place to live with great neighbors! ]
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August 18, 2023 post by City of Fort Wayne Government on Facebook:
Today, Mayor Tom Henry and City Utilities celebrated the conclusion of the Colonial Heritage Wetlands project near Hessen Cassel Road.
Read more: CITY UTILITIES CONCLUDES COLONIAL HERITAGE WETLANDS PROJECT
- Discovering the History of your House and Your Neighborhood; book by Betsy J. Green; 286 pp; Softcover; 2007; 5.5 x 8; ISBN: 1-891661-24-8; Family Roots Publishing Company Item # SM248
- Historical Churches, Homes and Buildings of East Central Neighborhood has photos and brief descriptions.
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Posted by East Central Neighborhood on Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 post by the East Central Neighborhood on Facebook:
Shared the July 3, 2024 post by 21Alive on Facebook:
On this week's edition of 21Country, Eric Olson shares how Fort Wayne’s East Central Neighborhood is beginning its first step toward revitalization.
21Country: Fort Wayne’s East Central Neighborhood
Exciting News! We are thrilled to share that Joshua Cryer was recently interviewed by Eric Olson of 21Alive news! 🎥✨ In the segment, where they discussed his passion for the East Central Neighborhood (ECN) and highlighted our community’s rich history and bright future. The piece emphasizes the importance of the $4M Hanna Homestead Park revitalization project. This initiative is crucial for undoing the effects of municipal disinvestment and creating a vibrant, thriving space for all of us. 📺 **Watch the segment 21 Live** [5 & 7PM] and see why this project matters! **Objectives:** 1. **Raise Awareness**: Share the historical significance and future potential of the ECN. 2. **Community Engagement**: Encourage community members to get involved and voice their support. 3. **Push for Action**: Advocate for the city’s commitment to the Hanna Homestead Park revitalization. Join us in supporting this transformative project! Together, we can make a difference and ensure a prosperous future for our beloved neighborhood. #ECNRevitalization #HanaHomesteadPark #CommunityPower #FortWayne #LocalHistory #FutureForward
Posted by East Central Neighborhood on Wednesday, July 3, 2024Wednesday, July 3, 2024 video post by the East Central Neighborhood on Facebook:
Exciting News!
We are thrilled to share that Joshua Cryer was recently interviewed by Eric Olson of 21Alive news!
In the segment, where they discussed his passion for the East Central Neighborhood (ECN) and highlighted our community’s rich history and bright future. The piece emphasizes the importance of the $4M Hanna Homestead Park revitalization project. This initiative is crucial for undoing the effects of municipal disinvestment and creating a vibrant, thriving space for all of us.
**Watch the segment 21 Live** [5 & 7PM] and see why this project matters!**Objectives:**
1. **Raise Awareness**: Share the historical significance and future potential of the ECN.
2. **Community Engagement**: Encourage community members to get involved and voice their support.
3. **Push for Action**: Advocate for the city’s commitment to the Hanna Homestead Park revitalization.
Join us in supporting this transformative project! Together, we can make a difference and ensure a prosperous future for our beloved neighborhood.
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Congratulations to Eastland Gardens for completing their 2024 Neighborhood Grant project! For their project, they...
Posted by Fort Wayne Neighborhoods on Thursday, October 3, 2024Thursday, October 3, 2024 post by Fort Wayne Neighborhoods on Facebook:
Congratulations to Eastland Gardens for completing their 2024 Neighborhood Grant project! For their project, they removed and replaced their neighborhood signage. This project helped spark interest in neighbors getting involved in the neighborhood association. #NeighborhoodPride #NeighborhoodIdentity
- East State Village ca. 1960 by Randy Harter, Fort Wayne historian and authorpublished July 8, 2017 in the Fort Wayne Reader. The roughly eight block long East State Village is made up of approximately 20 commercial properties largely developed during the city’s trolley era in the 1920’s.
- Fairfield Neighborhood - Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FairfieldNeighborhood/.
Fairfield Neighborhood Association located in the historic south side of Fort Wayne, Indiana 46807.
- Fairfield Avenue 1888 two-story brick Italianate house, which still has a stone block bearing the name of former resident
Dr. (Karl) Proegler
. Saving historic house is a good risk, for a lot of reasons ARCH needs at least $100,000 to move home from redevelopment site by Kevin Leininger published June 6, 2013 in The News-Sentinel newspaper. - Fort Wayne Local Historic Districts - ARCH ( Architecture and Community Heritage).
- Frances Slocum Neighborhood has a page on Facebook. Named for the area around the Frances Slocum Elementary School at 2529 Curdes Avenue that opened in 1926 and closed in 1981. The school was named for Frances Slocum the Quaker girl taken captive in 1778 in Pennsylvania and removed to Indiana. See streets in neighborhood at Frances Slocum neighborhood in Fort Wayne, Indiana (IN), 46805 detailed profile at City-Data.com.
- Hanna-Creighton Neighborhood
For Throwback Thursday we share this from the H & D Scrapbook, being an article from The Journal Gazette on July 6,...
Posted by Hofer and Davis,Inc. LAND SURVEYORS on Thursday, June 18, 2015Thursday, June 18, 2015post by Hofer and Davis,Inc. LAND SURVEYORSon Facebook:
For Throwback Thursday we share this from the H & D Scrapbook, being an article from The Journal Gazette on July 6, 2003. Hofer and Davis, Inc. provided the boundary and topographical surveys for this project, working with the City of Fort Wayne, The Board of Library Trustees, The Fort Wayne Urban League and CANI to pull off a sweet development!
[ Development plans herald Hanna-Creighton revival July 6, 2003 The Journal Gazette newspaper ]
- Historic Fairmont Neighborhood on Facebook
- Harrison Hill see our Historic Harrison Hill Neighborhood page.
- Illsley Place Facebook page. Illsley Place, platted in 1923 by developer W.E. Doud, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as an example of historic trends in the development and growth of Fort Wayne and for its connection to the city’s planning and beautification efforts. It also contains outstanding examples of many residential architectural styles, including Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Spanish Eclectic, French Eclectic and Italianate. From Illsley Place Home & Garden Tour on ARCH ( Architecture and Community Heritage). See Illsley Place-West Rudisill Historic District 46 page National Register of Historic Places Registration Form.
Illsley Place - West Rudisill Historic District - on the The Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indianaweb siteThis brochure published by the City of Fort Wayne tells the history of the Illsley Place - West Rudisill Addition and features some of the houses in that Historic District.
Includes photos of 18 historic homes.-
City View video created :July 13, 2018 Creator:Patrick Stelte July 2018. Topic this month: tour of Illsley Place historic neighborhood and W. Rusidill Blvd.
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May 13, 2023 post by Historic 07 District - Fort Wayne on Facebook:
The Bond-Asbury House is for sale in the beautiful Illsley Place neighborhood. As one of the oldest homes in the Historic 07 District - Fort Wayne, it has a storied history, some of which we have covered before. While the home was in the Bond family for nearly 100 years, the story of its namesake is fascinating. Today’s story entails the beginnings of British North America, the Second Great Awakening, and the spread of the Methodist Church in the first new nation.
While the Bond-Asbury House was built in the late 1800s as a part of an old homestead, it eventually became the property of Francis Illsley Brown and Anna Bond Brown. However, it all began in the 1700s with the name Asbury. The name Asbury might be familiar to some of you, which is why this story is important. In British North America during the mid-1700s, the Church of England was working to expand its religious influence overseas. One crucial individual in this movement was John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement within the Church of England. Wesley began a slow separation from the Church of England in the 1730s, partly due to a trip to the British colonies.
However, once the United States won the American War of Independence, the Church of England was disestablished, where it had been the state church for many of the colonies. In dealing with his challenges in Great Britain, Wesley tasked Francis Asbury as one of the first bishops of the newly founded Methodist Episcopal Church in 1784. Francis devoted his life to ministry, traveling on horseback for thousands of miles to those living on the frontier.
n Indiana, Methodism flourished due to Asbury and his relatives while also fueled by the Second Great Awakening. During this time, religion spread quickly through revivals which converted thousands to Protestant denominations. The Asbury family acted as Circuit Riders, or clergy by horseback, eventually settling in Southern Indiana. The Asbury name was even the original name of DePauw University.
Three generations of Asbury’s helped form the Methodist Church in Indiana, Landman, Joseph, and Charles. Charles, a leading Minister in Indianapolis, passed in 1915. Still, his son, Taylor, would eventually own this home for 50 years with his wife, Georgiana (a Bond and relative of Francis and Anna).
https://www.zillow.com/.../1225-Illsley-Dr.../73189507_zpid/?
Picture 1: 1225 Illsley
Picture 2: Asbury Hall DePauw University
Picture 3: Francis Asbury
Picture 4: Circuit Rider
Picture 5: Charles Asbury
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- Indian Village subdivision. website: indianvillage.htmlplanet.com. INDIAN VILLAGE PIECING HISTORY TOGETHER published February 18, 2009 on The Waynedale News.com. Listed in 2009 as Indian Village Historic District from Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
- Kensington Boulevard Historic District is long and linear. It is bounded by E. State Boulevard to the north, and it follows Kensington Boulevard south across Lake Avenue to Niagara Drive.IN AllenCounty KensingtonBlvd. There are more than 170 properties in the Kensington Boulevard Historic District; most are homes built between 1917 and 1955. The district has a variety of architectural styles, including Tudor Revival, Craftsman, Colonial Revival, and the American Foursquare. There is one Italianate house that was built circa 1870, predating the development of the boulevard.Kensington Boulevard Historic District Now Listed in National Register of Historic Places at Community Development on City of Fort Wayne web site.
- Lafayette Place - website: https://lafayetteplace.org/ has a History page, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LPIA46806/. Neighborhood marks 100 years by Rosa Salter Rodriguez published July 23, 2015 in The Journal Gazette newspaper.
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May 5, 2022 post by Fort Wayne Neighborhoods on Facebook:
Historic neighborhoods tell our city's story.
The 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.
- Mansions - Fort Wayne's saddest storyabout the Noll mansion by Kevin Leininger published September 5, 1981 from the Archives of The News-Sentinel newspaper and Missing Mansions of Fort Wayne: Hamilton, Hanna and Noll by Anthony E. McNair published November 8, 2001 on Allen County Public Library Digital Collections at the Allen County Public Library.
- Neighborhoods of the 07 46807 zipcode on Facebook
- North Highlands
January 13, 2015 post by Hofer and Davis, Inc. Land Surveyors on Facebook:
Can you say Plat of the Week? Here is NORTH HIGHLANDS ADDITION as found in Plat Book 9 page 75 as prepared by A.K. Hofer and recorded on March 15, 1922. Kinda interesting that there are no lots platted, just the "Blocks", they would come back later amending the plat in Sections "B" thru "N".
Shared January 13, 2023 by Hans Hofer on True Fort Wayne Indiana History on Facebook:
I’m a retired surveyor and back in the day we would go to the Allen County Surveyors Office to get old aerial photos to help with research. I’m not sure when this was available, but it is a valuable resource. It is called IMAPS of Allen County. Enter that in your search engine and you will get something you can click on to get a “viewer”, it will show Allen County on a graphic map showing street names. Then you can click on aerial view and get a recent aerial of the county. Then you can click on “Historical Imagery” and run through dates they have aerial photos going back to 1938. The plat I shared was done in 1922, about 16 years before the first aerial photos. Someone had told me at one time North Highlands was a golf course. Using the Historical Imagery in 1938 you can see greens and sand traps North of the plat I shared. Does anyone remember this golf course or have more information on it? Thanks
- Peek into house’s history With a little research, you can learn a lot March 24, 2013 by Rosa Salter Rodriguez of The Journal Gazette newspaper
- Northside Neighborhood
Thursday, July 18, 2024 post by the Northside Neighborhood Association on Facebook:
National Register of Historic Places signs in the neighborhood.
- Historic Oakdale Neighborhood on the National Register of Historic Places since 2000 has a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HistoricOakdale/ which states:
Calhoun to Broadway, and from Rudisill to (approximately) the South side of Kinsmoor and Violet and Darrow. One of the best neighborhoods in Fort Wayne, Oakdale has grown into a proud neighborhood which includes a historic district, arts, entertainment, and some of the most interesting and approachable residents in Fort Wayne!
The Oakdale Historic District is one of numerous mature neighborhoods located on the southwest side of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Some of its eldest residences and structures, plus many in surrounding neighborhoods, are nearly a century old and have provided significant and interesting contributions to the history of the city. The Oakdale Historic District is one of numerous mature neighborhoods located on the southwest side of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Some of its eldest residences and structures, plus many in surrounding neighborhoods, are nearly a century old and have provided significant and interesting contributions to the history of the city.
Copied from their former Historic Oakdale Neighborhood wordpress blog. See 140 page Indiana SP Oakdale Historic District National Register of Historic Places Registration Form in the Catalog at The National Archives. -
Historic Poplar Neighborhood https://3riversweb.org/PoplarNeighbors/Historic/Index.html
Posted by Poplar Neighborhood Association on Sunday, September 8, 2024Sunday, September 8, 2024 post by the Poplar Neighborhood Association on Facebook:
Historic Poplar Neighborhood
The Poplar neighborhood prospered in 1898 not only as a walkable neighborhood but also served by frequent electric streetcars. For more information go to https://www.3riversweb.org/PoplarNeighbors/Historic
Posted by Poplar Neighborhood Association on Sunday, September 22, 2024Sunday, September 22, 2024 post by he Poplar Neighborhood Association on Facebook:
The Poplar neighborhood prospered in 1898 not only as a walkable neighborhood but also served by frequent electric streetcars. For more information go to Historic Poplar Neighborhood
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By the peak of Fort Wayne's ELECTRIC streetcar services in the early 1900's, the Poplar Neighborhood was served on four...
Posted by Poplar Neighborhood Association on Tuesday, October 1, 2024Tuesday, October 1, 2024 post by he Poplar Neighborhood Association on Facebook:
By the peak of Fort Wayne's ELECTRIC streetcar services in the early 1900's, the Poplar Neighborhood was served on four sides - Fairfield (partial), Taylor, Broadway and Creighton.
The Broadway line was also an interurban connecting with Bluffton, Indiana, and the Taylor line connecting with Lafayette, Indiana. Add to these streetcar and interurban connections, the Wabash Railroad crossed the neighborhood's north side, making the Poplar Neighborhood arguably the number one neighborhood in Fort Wayne history for rail services coverage outside of the downtown business district. www.3riversweb.org/PoplarNeighbors/Historic
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Posted by Poplar Neighborhood Association on Thursday, October 3, 2024
Thursday, October 3, 2024post by he Poplar Neighborhood Association on Facebook:
Neighborhoods sprung from Indian heritage Opinion letter to The Journal Gazette newspaper.
- Rudisill Boulevard Cultural Landscape Report by December, 2007 Prepared for Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Prepared by Heritage Landscapes Preservation Landscape Architects & Planners Charlotte, Vermont & Norwalk, Connecticut.
- Shawnee Place Historic District - City of Fort Wayne.
Fort Wayne: The City of Fort Wayne will receive $6,631 in grant funds to prepare a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for the Shawnee Historic District, which includes approximately 135 contributing properties. The neighborhood was mainly built by Wildwood Builders and the design team of Joel Ninde and Grace Crosby, two of the earliest women architects and developers in Indiana. The project will also create a walking tour brochure for the Kensington Boulevard Historic District. For information on this project, contact Don Orban at 260-427-2160.
Copied from Grants To Preserve Local History Across Indiana posted May 20, 2022 by The Waynedale News Staff by The Waynedale News.comand shared May 24, 2022 on Facebook. - Storefronts of State Boulevard by Mark Meyer February 21, 2013 History Center Notes & Queries blogrefers to using Fort Wayne city directories to track the occupants of that street.
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Historic South Wayne Neighborhood is home to beautiful Lutheran Park, seen here looking northeast with the nearby downtown Fort Wayne skyline in the distance. Photo by Ben Swygart http://benjaminswygart.com/
Posted by Historic South Wayne Neighborhood Association on Wednesday, September 29, 2021Wednesday, September 29, 2021 post by the Historic South Wayne Neighborhood Association on Facebook:
Historic South Wayne Neighborhood is home to beautiful Lutheran Park, seen here looking northeast with the nearby downtown Fort Wayne skyline in the distance.
Photo by Ben Swygart http://benjaminswygart.com/
South Wayne Neighborhood website
- See Historic Southwood Park Neighborhood page.
- Swinney Homestead - Settlers, Inc. - since 1971 with gift shop and herb garden
- Swinney Park / Jailhouse Flats - minor league baseball park 1880s to 1930
- North Anthony Boulevard Now on National Register by City of Fort Wayne. North Anthony Boulevard Historic District now on National Register of Historic Places
The area joins the ranks of more than 50 historic locations on the register located in and around Fort Wayne - including the Alexander Taylor Rankin House, 818 S. Lafayette Street; the Allen County Courthouse, 715 S. Calhoun Street; and Fairfield Manor, 2301 Fairfield Avenue.
By David Gong published November 13, 2014 in The Journal Gazette newspaper. Some additional information from ARCH ( Architecture and Community Heritage) in N. Anthony Blvd. named on national register of historic places published November 13, 2014 on CBS WANE-TV NewsChannel 15. North Anthony Boulevard Historic District 101-page application August 15, 2014 NPS Form 10-900, United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 0MB No 1024-001 at the National Park Service. - Historic Wells Street Corridor on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wellsstreetcorridor/.Wells Street Corridor, WELLS CORRIDOR STRATEGIC PLAN 2017, WELLS STRATEGIC PLAN SUMMARY 2017 are at City of Fort Wayne. Old Wells Street Bridge Allen County Bridge 541 at historicbridges.com.
- Wright home keeps historic designation Owner furious after panel rejects delisting by Rosa Salter Rodriguez published February 23, 2016 in The Journal Gazette newspaper.
We proudly present our "Plat of the Week" Here we have Indian Village Section A as found at The Office of the Recorder...
Posted by Hofer and Davis,Inc. LAND SURVEYORS on Tuesday, November 18, 2014Tuesday, November 18, 2014 post by Hofer and Davis,Inc. LAND SURVEYORS on Facebook:
We proudly present our "Plat of the Week" Here we have Indian Village Section A as found at The Office of the Recorder of Allen County, Indiana in Plat Book 13 pages 35 and 36 by A.K. Hofer on June 16, 1927. We note there is curve data for the streets, in earlier plats posted that was not yet the standard. BTW it was a great place to grow up! One of the original "Village Boys"!
April 27, 2017 post by Hofer and Davis, Inc. Land Surveyors on Facebook:
For "Throwback Thursday" we share this General Plan of Indian Village as designed by Lawrence Sheridan and AK Hofer from the 1920's.
It's Wall of Fame Wednesday!!!This is a promotional brochure put together by JOHN R. WORTHMAN, INC. Builder-Realtor for...
Posted by Hofer and Davis,Inc. LAND SURVEYORS on Wednesday, June 19, 2019Wednesday, June 19, 2019 post by Hofer and Davis,Inc. LAND SURVEYORS on Facebook:
It's Wall of Fame Wednesday!!!This is a promotional brochure put together by JOHN R. WORTHMAN, INC. Builder-Realtor for INDIAN VILLAGE, featuring the beautiful stone monument sign on Manito Boulevard facing the Bluffton Road. INDIAN VILLAGE was "The Place to Build" and A.K. Hofer designed and platted this entire subdivision. To see this and sooooooo much more, visit us at ForeSight Consulting, LLC at 1910 St. Joe Center Road, Suite #51. You'll be glad you did!
December 28, 2010 Indian Village Worthman Promo photo album posted by Hofer and Davis, Inc. Land Surveyors on Facebook:
They have many other Indian Village posts on Facebook.
July 17, 2019 post by Hofer and Davis, Inc. Land Surveyors on Facebook
For Wall of Fame Wednesday we share a page from The Official Guide of The Indian Village Tour from June 25, 2011 co-hosted by ARCH, Inc. and the Indian Village Community Association. BTW...A.K. Hofer platted all the Sections of Indian Village from Section A in 1927 to Section E in 1953.
July 26, 2023 post by The Waynedale News on Facebook:
After progressively deteriorating over the years, the Waynedale-famous Indian Village Neighborhood Tipis (Teepee/ Tepee) have been demolished by the City of Fort Wayne citing safety concerns. Since these tipis have served as landmarks for decades, there are mixed feelings among residents of the neighborhood on what, if anything, to do with the space.
by Marsi Lawson)
One lengthy comment among many to the Facebook post referenced an excerpt from the Fort Wayne Reader article by Randy Harter shown below:
Many of us are familiar with the four cement tepees in the main entrance parkway. It’s interesting to note that those are likely the only tepees ever built in Fort Wayne as the areas First Nations “woodland” tribes lived in wigwams: domed-shaped bent wood frameworks covered with mats of rushes, sheets of bark and/or animal hides. It’s the western plains tribes that lived in tepees, constructed with straight poles and traditionally covered with animal skins, especially those of bison.
By Randy Harter
2017-04-21
In 1925 the City And Suburban Building Company purchased 180 acres of what had been the Allen County Farm for the Poor and the County Orphanage since 1864. They then traded the former Orphanage grounds, across Bluffton Road from today’s Quimby Village, to the Fort Wayne Board of Parks Commissioners in exchange for the city building the “swinging” suspension footbridge, completed about 1930 across the St. Mary’s River into Foster Park. This 10.5 acre area is now called Indian Village Park and includes the Sears Pavilion.
In the meantime, the developer hired the noted Harvard educated Indiana-native landscape architect and planner Lawrence V. Sheridan to design the housing addition on the grounds of the former Poor Farm in keeping with the “City Beautiful” movement popularized in the early 1900’s. Elements incorporated from the movement included wide streets, deep and consistent set back of homes, fenceless front yards, a strip of lawn between the street and sidewalks, curving streets, a wide entrance esplanade and use of the natural terracing and rolling elevations to create variety and interest in the landscape in which 1,700 trees were planted.
As with many developers during the depression, the City And Suburban Building Company did not survive the economy’s collapse and failed in 1930. While the addition had been largely laid out, fewer than 20 homes had been built. In the mid-1940’s local homebuilder Jack R. Worthman gained control of the remaining subdivision, and along with other builders completed the development which was finally built-out about 1960, 35 years after the first lots were sold.
Today the completed Indian Village Historic District, roughly bounded by Engle Road, Bluffton Road, Nuttman Avenue, and the Norfolk Southern right-of-way includes over 375 homes, Psi Ote Park (1953), Indian Village Elementary School (1954) and the Pocahontas Swim Club (1959).
Many of us are familiar with the four cement tepees in the main entrance parkway. It’s interesting to note that those are likely the only tepees ever built in Fort Wayne as the areas First Nations “woodland” tribes lived in wigwams: domed-shaped bent wood frameworks covered with mats of rushes, sheets of bark and/or animal hides. It’s the western plains tribes that lived in tepees, constructed with straight poles and traditionally covered with animal skins, especially those of bison. (Image courtesy ACPL)
Randy Harter is a local historian, author and tour guide for Fort Wayne Food Tours.