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ARCH Inc., the historic preservation non-profit organization serving Allen County, invites everyone who knows of a historic building that has been successfully preserved in the past three years to nominate it for ...

Why This Tour Exists Created by ARCH Inc. with the support of an Arts United grant as a contribution to a historic preservation goal stated in the May 2024 Historic ...

As Fort Wayne grew in both size and industry, residents were ready to find a neighborhood where they could escape the noise, dirt and crowding of the City. Thus, what ...

The tree-lined, wide boulevard street we now know as Forest Park Boulevard was the brainchild of developer Louis F. Curdes, who proposed it as a solution to lagging sales of ...

ARCH Inc. presents its Built Heritage ABCs for children of all ages to enjoy and learn from. We hope our hometown ABCs will be a good electronic book to share ...

John F. Wing 1852-1947 John F. Wing was a prominent architect in Fort Wayne Indiana in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Knowledge of Wing’s early life is ...

Leroy Bradley 1895-1959 Local architect LeRoy Bradley was born in Fort Wayne on February 1, 1895, the only child of Edgar and Cordelia Bradley. Bradley attended Central High School in ...

Grace E. Crosby 1874-1962 Grace E. Crosby was among the earliest women to work as an architect in Indiana, beginning her career at a time when few women nationally had ...

Edwin A. Gibson (1925-2011) Architect Edwin A. Gibson (1925-2011) left a statewide legacy of public, religious, commercial, institutional and residential buildings, a legacy that began in Fort Wayne. After growing ...

Guy M. Mahurin 1877-1941 Guy M. Mahurin was an American architect and nephew of the well-known architect, Marshall Stimson Mahurin. He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana August 14th, 1877 ...

Joel Roberts Ninde, 1874-1916 Joel Roberts Ninde was among the earliest women to work in architecture, building a number of homes under the auspices of the Wildwood Building Company which ...

Fred Pohlmeyer (1885-1953) Fort Wayne natives Fred W. Pohlmeyer (1885-1953) and Martin W. “Mox” Pohlmeyer (1896-1981) were sons of a local building contractor. Fred W. obtained his architectural training working ...

Alvin Strauss (1895-1958) Alvin M. Strauss was a Fort Wayne architect who designed many landmark buildings in Indiana and Ohio throughout the early twentieth century. Born in 1895 to immigrant ...

John M. E. Riedel 1865-1949 John M. E. Riedel, born December 2, 1865, in St. Louis, Missouri, to John and Margaret Riedel, was a diligent and hardworking student throughout his early ...

Charles Weatherhogg 1872-1937 Charles Weatherhogg was an American architect who was known for his role in the modern development of Fort Wayne, Indiana and the structures he designed throughout the ...

Top local, area projects lead ARCH’s Historic Preservation Month celebration ARCH Inc., the historic preservation non-profit in Fort Wayne since 1975, celebrated Historic Preservation Month May 19 by honoring its ...

ARCH Inc. presents its Built Heritage ABCs for children of all ages to enjoy and learn from. We hope our hometown ABCs will be a good electronic book to share ...

ARCH has been presenting historic preservation awards for 42 years, but in 2020 the awards include something new. The inaugural Outreach ARCHie Awards this year make a specific effort to ...

ARCH takes special joy in celebrating National Preservation Month each May by honoring the property owners who do the right thing when they update their historic homes and businesses, elevating ...