Blackstone Building (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

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Blackstone Building
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Blackstone Building, July 2010
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Location112 W. Washington, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinates 41°4′22″N85°8′1″W / 41.07278°N 85.13361°W / 41.07278; -85.13361
Arealess than one acre
Built1927 (1927)
ArchitectWeatherhogg, Charles R.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 88001219 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 24, 1988

Blackstone Building is a historic commercial building located in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was designed by noted Fort Wayne architect Charles R. Weatherhogg and built in 1927. It is a three-story, three-bay, Classical Revival style brick building. The front facade features panelled Ionic order pilasters topped by a modillion cornice and a shaped parapet. Its upper stories are clad in white terra cotta. The building originally housed the Blackstone Shop, an exclusive women's clothing store. [2] :2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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 Craig Leonard (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Blackstone Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.