West End Historic District (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

West End Historic District

House in the West End Historic District, April 2011
Location Roughly bounded by Main, Webster, Jefferson, Broadway, Jones, and St. Mary's River, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinates 41°04′32″N 85°08′59″W / 41.07556°N 85.14972°W / 41.07556; -85.14972Coordinates: 41°04′32″N 85°08′59″W / 41.07556°N 85.14972°W / 41.07556; -85.14972
Area 148 acres (60 ha)
Built 1840 (1840)
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "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.


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