Indiana - Allen County - Vacant / Not In Use
Allen County Indiana (Vacant / Not In Use) has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Rankin, Alexander Taylor, House, Blackstone Building, Byron, Irene, Tuberculosis Sanatorium--Physicians' Residences, Edsall, William S., House and Kresge--Groth Building.

Several famous people are associated with these Allen County historic places including Alexander Taylor Rankin, Charles R. Weatherhogg and Hugh McCulloch.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Allen County places including Frank B. Kendrick, Charles B. Wheaterhogg, Henry Williams, Peter Dederichs Jr., Harold Holmes, John Suelzer Sr., Charles R. Weatherhogg, Grafton, Robert, et al. and Thomas J. Tolan. Prominent architectural styles found in Allen Country are Greek Revival, Colonial Revival and Italianate.

Blackstone Building (added 1988 - - #88001219)
112 W. Washington , Fort Wayne
Publichall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wheaterhogg,Charles B.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Byron, Irene, Tuberculosis Sanatorium--Physicians' Residences (added 2004 - - #04001316)
12371 and 12407 Lima Rd. , Fort Wayne
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Weatherhogg, Charles R.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Edsall, William S., House (added 1976 - - #76000032)
305 W. Main St. , Fort Wayne
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Kresge--Groth Building (added 1988 - - #88001223)
914 S. Calhoun St. , Fort Wayne
Publichall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Holmes,Harold
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
McColloch--Weatherhogg Double House (added 2001 - - #01001350)
Also known as J. Ross McCulloch House, 003-215-28014
334-336 E. Berry St. , Fort Wayne
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tolan, Thomas J., Grafton, Robert, et al.
Architectural Style:
Gothic
Historic Person:
Weatherhogg, Charles R.
Significant Year:
1881, 1908
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Art
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Government Office, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
McCulloch, Hugh, House (added 1980 - - #80000050)
616 W. Superior St. , Fort Wayne
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
McCulloch,Hugh
Significant Year:
1892, 1906, 1843
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Economics, Education, European, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, College, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Mohr, Louis, Block (added 1988 - - #88001222)
119 W. Wayne St. , Fort Wayne
Publichall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kendrick,Frank B.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Rankin, Alexander Taylor, House (added 2004 - - #04001317)
Also known as Maier-DeWood Residence
818 S. Lafayette St. , Fort Wayne
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Rankin, Alexander Taylor
Significant Year:
1844, 1841
Area of Significance:
Black, Social History
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Schmitz Block (added 1988 - - #88001224)
926--930 S. Calhoun St. , Fort Wayne
Publichall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kendrick,Frank B.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Strunz, Christian G., House (added 1979 - - #79000030)
Also known as Sponhauer House
333 E. Berry St. , Fort Wayne
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Wabash Railroad Depot (added 2003 - - #03000146)
530 State St. , New Haven
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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