Forest Park Boulevard Historic District Explained

Forest Park Boulevard Historic District
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Location:Roughly bounded by Dodge Ave., the alley bet. Forest Park Blvd. and Anthony Blvd, Lake Ave. and the alley, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinates:41.0953°N -85.1175°W
Built:1910
Architect:Charles R. Weatherhogg; Pohlmeyer & Pohlmeyer
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival
Added:March 30, 2007
Mpsub:Park and Boulevard System of Fort Wayne, Indiana MPS
Refnum:07000212

The Forest Park Boulevard Historic District is a national historic district located at Fort Wayne, Indiana. The district encompasses 93 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 15 contributing objects in a predominantly residential section of Fort Wayne. The area was developed from about 1890 to 1955, and includes notable examples of Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival style architecture. The district features ornamental light posts / streetlights and stone entry markers.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Forest Park Boulevard Historic District. 2015-07-01. Carol Ann Schweikert. PDF. June 2006 . and Accompanying photographs.