HISTORIC PRESERVATION MAKES SENSE
Historic preservation capitalizes on the long-term investment in our built heritage.
In return, we enjoy using beautiful, historic buildings and places in new ways, but historic preservation also repays our investment with jobs, sustainably efficient use of materials, affordable places to live, work and play and authentic places in our towns, cities and countryside that tell the stories of the people who built the places.
Historic preservation is an important tool for places that want to succeed in the 21st century. Our well-preserved older buildings welcome today’s and tomorrow’s people to spend their lives here.
Founded 1975
$3.8M
invested in our projects
so far
Proactive advocacy
our preferred approach
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Invest in history for our future
ARCH AT WORK
Spotlight on current projects
Heritage Trail
Rankin House
Rockhill-Tyler House
Canton Laundry
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Send us 2023 ARCHie Nominees
ARCH Inc., the historic preservation non-profit organization serving Allen County and Northeast Indiana, invites everyone who knows of a historic building that has been successfully preserved in the past three years to nominate it for a 2023 ARCHie Award. ARCH is accepting nominations through March 10, 2023, for its annual award program that recognizes the preservation efforts of individuals, businesses and institutions in Fort Wayne, Allen County and Northeast Indiana. ARCH's OUTREACH ARCHie Awards program for historic preservation projects in Northeast Indiana's 10 counties surrounding Allen County continues in 2023 [...]
INVEST WITH ARCH FOR OUR FUTURE
Historic buildings and places connect us to our community’s story in ways that we cannot replicate. Cultural landmarks enhance our lives socially, culturally and economically. Today, businesses and homeowners are rediscovering and reinvesting in historic buildings, neighborhoods and commercial villages because this is where we want to work, live and play. ARCH’s work is beneficial and necessary to ensure that these architectural and cultural assets accurately reflect our legacy and continue to repay the investment our communities have made in them.