North Anthony

1615 N. Anthony – c. 1925, California Bungalow

Henry H. and Augusta Koch House

This home’s garage is not listed as contributing to the historic district. 

NRHP description: This residence is a one-story bungalow with gable-front roof and gable-front porch. Roof features exposed rafters and interior brick chimney. The partial-width porch roof is supported by two groups of three square columns at the front two corners, which sit atop a brick knee wall. The house has paired and individual wood-sash three-over-one double-hung windows and three-light awning windows. 

Historical research: Henry and Augusta Koch lived at 715 Canal Street, according to the 1923 city directory. Henry is listed with a telephone at this address in the 1924 telephone directory. They are listed in a 1922 newspaper as receiving their marriage license in March, at which time his occupation is listed as farmer.

1802 Nevada Ave. – c. 1954, L-Shaped Ranch

Dr. Theodore and Beatrice Borders House

This home was built outside the time period covered by the National Register nomination, but it was built by a significant local family and designed by Los Angeles architect Paul Revere Williams, nationally famous as the “architect to the stars,” who, like the Borders family, was Black. 

Architectural description: Mid-century Modern Ranch built into a hilly lot allowing a lower level two-car attached garage leading into the finished basement, with the main floor of the house over both of them. Rough-surfaced, multi-colored limestone facade with horizontal banding features two-paned windows except for a grouping of two two-paned windows above the garage and a large fixed window flanked by smaller two-pane windows facing the main entrance. The hipped roof has a modest slope and an interior chimney. The three short flights of entry stairs are flanked by concrete retaining walls separating them from the driveway. 

Historical research: In 1928 the doctor and his wife are listed in the city directory as living at  1217 1/2 S. Lafayette, where his office was located. Both Borders were active in local and statewide community affairs.

1801 N. Anthony – c. 1950, Ranch

Clem and Geraldine Bowers House

Built after the time frame covered by the NRHP nomination but a good representation of one of the important styles in the district. 

Architectural description: Single story variegated tan brick ranch, low-pitch hipped roof with a limestone chimney on the east facade. Main entry is on the south facade under the wide roof overhang that provides a porch space accented with a window grouping. A single larger window is west of the entry on the south facade, which is completed further to the west with the attached garage on the far side of a secondary entrance off a small patio. 

Historical research:

Clem L. Bowers is listed in the 1951 city directory as a toolmaker at Zollner Machine. He and Geraldine probably moved here from Logan Avenue, where they lived in 1945. Logan is one block south of New Haven Avenue and just west of Coliseum Boulevard Extended. A home there would have been very convenient for a Zollner worker, but this very modern home would have been a move up for the family. Nevertheless, by 1955, Taft Konry was in the house, and the Bowerses had moved out to Hessen Cassel Road. He still worked at Zollner.

1816 N. Anthony – c. 1927, Colonial Revival

Mark A. and Nina Young House

Note: Its garage is also listed in NRHP as contributing to the historic district.

Architectural description: Gambrel roof Colonial Revival house with continuous shed roof dormers on both front and rear elevations. Each dormer has three windows. The house has vinyl sash six-over-one and one-over-one double-hung windows. On the façade, the lower eave of the gambrel roof is interrupted by a gabled awning bracketed over the glazed multi-light front door. A one-story sun-room sits on the south elevation of the house and has slightly hipped roof and one large window has been filled in. The house sits on a brick foundation. 

Historical research: Mark Young was a department manager at Fort Wayne’s large downtown department store, Wolf and Dessauer. Robert R. Bramble is listed here in the 1933 city directory.

1902 N. Anthony – c. 1925, Side Gable Bungalow/Craftsman

John A. and Elizabeth Pfleiderer House

Architectural description: This home is a one-story side-gable bungalow with an interior brick chimney and exposed rafter tails. The house is clad in wood clapboard siding. The three-bay façade has two identical Chicago windows flanking the central entrance. Each Chicago window has two three-light windows flanking a larger wood-sash three-over-one double-hung window. A gabled porch roof projects over the front door and is supported by square wood columns. On the south elevation of the house is a one-story sun porch with wood four-over-one double-hung windows in pairs and sets of four. A wood flower box is held up by brackets below the set of paired windows on the façade. Set in the brick foundation below the sun porch is a one car garage with its original glazed garage door. 

Historical research: John Pfleiderer was a carpenter. In 1927, John and Elizabeth are in the house, and he is listed as in real estate. Walter J. Pfleiderer is also in the house and listed as in real estate in that year. In 1933 the home was still occupied by John and Elizabeth, and he is listed as a contractor.

1905 N.Anthony – c. 1925, Colonial Revival

Ronald Z. dn Frieda Byrer House

Architectural description: This two-story wood frame Colonial Revival home is clad in wood clapboard siding and has two bays. The house sits on a brick foundation. The first story bay at the south end of the facade has a gabled hood with cornice returns which is held up by brackets. The front door is under this awning, and it is flanked by half-sidelights. Also on the south elevation is a one-story sun porch, which also has wood-sash six-over-one double-hung windows. Each bay on the second story has paired six-over-six wood-sash double-hung windows with decorative shutters. The Byrer House has a side gable roof and cornice returns. A brick chimney with set-offs is located on the south elevation, and in the gable is flanked by two quarter-lunette windows. 

Historical research: Ronald was listed as district sales manager for S.F. Bowser & Co., manufacturer of self-regulating fuel pumps, in the 1937 City Directory, when they still lived in this home.

2004 N. Anthony – c. 1920, American Foursquare

Todd and Blanche Nelson House

Note: Its garage is also listed in NRHP as contributing to the historic district.

Architectural description: A two-story American Foursquare with a hip roof, rear wing and one-story sun-room. The upper one-third of the house is clad with stucco, while the lower two-thirds is clad in wood clapboard siding. Wood knee braces support the vinyl-clad eaves at the corners of the house. Directly under the eaves on the façade are four evenly spaced six-over-six wood-sash double-hung windows with wood storm windows. A bracketed board under the windows acts as a unified sill. Below these windows the wall treatment changes from stucco to wood clapboard. On the first story façade there are three windows identical to the second story windows and the front door. The front door is sheltered by a half-hip roof held up by knee braces. A modern deck-style porch extends along half of the façade. 

Historical research: Todd Nelson was a lawyer. The Nelsons are documented to have lived here for more than a decade.

2008 N. Anthony – c. 1920, Dutch Colonial

William and Lucy Marquardt House

Architectural description: This two-story Dutch Colonial Revival home is situated on a brick foundation. On the first story facade, the central bay is flanked by paired six-over-one wood-sash windows with decorative shutters. The front door is in the central bay and is protected by an arched hood that interrupts the lower eave of the gambrel roof. This hood is supported by brackets. Other windows on the secondary elevations of the house are also six-over-one wood-sash windows. The house has a gambrel roof with asphalt shingles, aluminum siding, a brick through-eave chimney, and continuous shed roof dormers on the east and west elevations. Each dormer has three windows. On the facade, the central dormer window is a small two-over-two double-hung wood-sash window with wooden flower box. The two larger windows that flank this window are six-over-one double-hung wood-sash windows. 

Historical research: William Marquardt was the treasurer at the Western Gas Company, a maker of fixtures and equipment for oil and gas drilling.

2115 N. Anthony – c. 1927, English Cottage

Paul and May Dahm House

Note: Its garage is also listed in NRHP as contributing to the historic district.

Architectural description: This one-and-a-half story English Cottage features a false-thatch asphalt roof with cross-gable, eyebrow dormer, copper gutters and large brick chimney. The buff brick walls of the house have weeping mortar. The eyebrow dormer has a wood-sash six-light hopper window. The roofline is interrupted at the south end of the façade to create an arched awning over the front door. Large wood brackets brace the arch. In the center of the façade is a large bay window with five historic wood-sash nine-over-one wood-sash windows. At the north end of the façade is a bow window, also with four nine-over-one wood-sash windows. The remaining windows on the house are also nine-over-one with wood-sashes and brick soldier course lintels. 

Historical research: In 1923, Paul Dahm was captain of the Rag Weeds team in the noon volleyball league at the Fort Wayne YMCA downtown, a popular businessman’s activity. He worked at Fort Wayne Builders Supply as roofing department manager then. By 1937, he was the president of Dahm Bros. Inc., roofing experts, and still lived with his wife May in this house.

2121 N. Anthony – c. 1929, Arts and Crafts

Simon-McGreevy House

Note: Its garage is also listed in NRHP as contributing to the historic district.

Architectural description: This brick Arts and Crafts-style home features an asphalt hip roof with gabled projection, wide eaves and interior brick chimney with corbeling. The gabled projection is found at the south end of the façade and contains the front door, porch and a grouping of windows. Three sets of six-light casement windows with two-light transoms and decorative louvered shutters. The front door is sheltered by an arched hood that interrupts the roofline and is supported by wood brackets. The front porch has a brick foundation and concrete surface and wrought iron balustrades. At the north end of the façade is a grouping of three sets of French windows with transoms. 

Historical research: Mrs. Dean Simon lived here in 1929 with R.J. McGreevy. McGreevy was from the Huntington McGreevys who had owned a baseball team and built a baseball stadium in Huntington. The stadium was lost to a fire, and the team was disbanded when efforts to connect with a league and find what the family called worthy opponents failed. Dean Simon was the first wife of Henry A. Simon, a violinist and skilled musician from Fort Wayne. He served for two years as the musical director for a touring vaudeville act, during which time he and Dean traveled with the act. After returning to Fort Wayne, he and Dean both worked as Wolf & Dessauer clerks as he began to wind down his musical career, and Henry ended up going into real estate, finding success and having his own firm after they separated. He married three times.

2209 N. Anthony c. 1925, Tudor Revival

Walter and Lucy Lupke House

Note: Its garage is also listed in NRHP as contributing to the historic district. 

Architectural description: This one-and-a-half story T-plan Tudor Revival home has an asphalt cross-gable roof, two gabled dormers, frieze board and an exterior brick chimney. Most of the windows in this brick house are six-over-one wood-sash windows; the only exceptions are the fixed sash leaded glass window next to the front door and the circular window in the front gable. The projecting front gable is centered on the façade, and is flanked by a gabled dormer clad with wood weatherboard siding on each side, as well as by two double-hung windows on the first story. The front door is positioned slightly off-center in the projecting gable and has limestone voussoirs and a canvas awning.

Historical research: In 1919, after their marriage, Walter and Lucy moved into their new home at 1102 Home Avenue, at which time Walter had “a responsible position at Citizens Trust company,” a fire insurance company where he soon became manager. In 1923 they lived on Edgewater Avenue. He grew the business into today’s Lupke Rice Insurance, now led by his family’s second generation.

2419 N. Anthony – c. 1956, Massed Ranch

Stanley D. and Matilda Needham House

Built after the time frame covered by the NRHP nomination but a good representation of one of the important styles in the district. 

Architectural description: This side-gabled massed ranch home has its main entrance under a small front-gabled entry porch roof supported by two plain white posts matching the white clapboard siding covering most of the house except for the north two-thirds of the main level of the front facade, which are covered in red brick. The exterior chimney on the south facade is also red brick. The main entry door, probably the home’s original door, has three small square fixed windows arranged as diamonds down the center of the door. Flanking the entry to the north is a ribbon of three high horizontal windows with a fixed picture window to the south in a facade section faced by the white clapboard siding. Above the main level of the front facade is an off-center front gable, set to the north of the main entry and completely filled with clapboard siding except for ventilation openings at the peak. .

Historical research: In 1955, Stanley D. Needham was listed as vice president at Needham’s Typewriter Co. in the city directory with Matilda as president, and they are listed as living at this address. 

2505 N. Anthony – c. 1925 American Foursquare

Joseph C. and Helen Weigand House

Note: Its garage is also listed in NRHP as contributing to the historic district.

Architectural description: This two-story American Foursquare has a hip roof with hipped dormer, brick through-eave chimney and asphalt shingles. The house is clad in red brick and has a limestone water table and brick belt course with limestone detail under the second story windows. On the second story, above the porch, is a decorative brick panel with limestone details. The windows in the house are original seven-over-one light wood-sash windows with limestone sills. The first story façade has three bays, two windows and a central front door. This home has a full-width brick and concrete porch with brick knee walls. A one-story hipped roof shelters part of the porch. 

Historical research: Joseph Weigand, son of stonemason Henry Weigand ,was a contractor at Weigand and Son. Joseph built Weigand and Sons into a regionally significant construction company.

2613 N. Anthony – c. 1945, American Small House

Don and Grace A. Bridges House

Built after the time frame covered by the NRHP nomination but a good representation of one of the important styles in the district.

Architectural description: The American Small House style delivers precisely what it says: a simple, small and useful home. The style was prominent after World War II when communities nationwide rushed to build homes for the families of returning servicemen after the war years when little to no homebuilding was done. This example has a side-gable roof and a central main entrance under the small roof overhang with no porch. North of the entry is a two-pane window flanked by two narrow two-pane windows and decorative shutters. Two window boxes are hung under the window group. That side of the front facade is clad in vertical siding. The south end of the front facade also features a window box under a single two-pane window also flanked by decorative shutters. This house has a cross-gabled section at the rear which may be a later addition, a common improvement to American Small Houses. 

Historical research: The 1952 city directory lists Grace A. Bridges, a teacher and widow of Don, as living here. The 1955 directory adds that she taught at North Side High School.

2828 North Anthony Boulevard – c. 1939 Tudor Revival

Solly K. and Julia Frankenstein House

This late Tudor Revival home has a limestone veneer, slate clad cross-gable roof, large stone chimney and attached garage. The front gable of the home has a floor-to-ceiling window. The wood front door is located in the ell of the cross gables. The house also has wood-sash casement windows. 

Historical research: Solly Frankenstein was an attorney. He also was the developer of the Paramount Boulevard Addition to the City of Fort Wayne, which is located in the North Anthony Historic District. The Solly K. and Julia Frankenstein House and the Memorial Baptist church to the north of the Frankenstein House, occupy the lots of that Addition.

2900 N.Anthony – c. 1950 Modern

Memorial Baptist Church

Built after the time frame covered by the NRHP nomination but a good representation of one of the important styles in the district and possibly eligible for listing on its own merits. 

Architectural description: This two-story Modern church building has a brick exterior and flat roof. The sanctuary of the church has floor to ceiling strips of metal sash windows. The west end of the sanctuary has a brick and concrete steeple. The classroom wing of the church has metal sash windows in the first and second stories separated by concrete panels. 
Historical research: The church’s history, downloaded from its tripod.com website now that the building is permanently closed, records that the congregation purchased the lot in 1944, moving into the basement part of the building in 1946. The sanctuary unit of the building was completed during the pastorate that began in 1951 and ended in 1958. The Education Wing was completed in 1966. The Tower Carillon was added in 1972. The website history covers events and pastorates through 2002, the congregation’s 58th year.

3025 N. Anthony – c. 1932 Tudor Revival

George and Blanche Poag House

Note: Its garage is also listed in NRHP as contributing to the historic district.

Architectural description: This Tudor Revival home has a cross gable roof with a shed roof dormer and brick chimney with corbeling. The upper story and-a-half of the home has false-half timbering and stucco, while the lower story of the house has a brick veneer. The house has wood-sash nine-over-nine double-hung windows. The shed-roof dormer has a group of three windows, while the cross gable has another group of three, along with a wrought iron balconette. Stucco and false-half timbering adorn the gabled vestibule, which also has an arched entry with limestone voussoirs. Two pairs of windows flank the vestibule. 

Historical research: Milton E. Jostrand and George A Poag are listed as living here in the 1933 city directory. By 1937, the house is listed as the residence of Poag and his wife Blanche, who had earlier lived on Washington Road, and he is described as president of George A. Poag & Co., Realtors, Builders, Insurers.