Forest Park Boulevard Historic District

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Forest Park Boulevard Historic District
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LocationRoughly bounded by Dodge Ave., the alley bet. Forest Park Blvd. and Anthony Blvd, Lake Ave. and the alley, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinates 41°5′43″N85°07′03″W / 41.09528°N 85.11750°W / 41.09528; -85.11750
Built1910
ArchitectCharles R. Weatherhogg; Pohlmeyer & Pohlmeyer
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Tudor Revival
MPS Park and Boulevard System of Fort Wayne, Indiana MPS
NRHP reference No. 07000212
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 2007 [1]

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. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2015.Note: This includes Carol Ann Schweikert (June 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Forest Park Boulevard Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.