John H. and Mary Abercrombie House

John H. and Mary Abercrombie House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
John H. and Mary Abercrombie House, January 2014
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Location	3130 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinates	41°06′16″N85°07′42″W / 41.10444°N 85.12833°W / 41.10444; -85.12833
Area	1.0 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	c. 1914 (1914)
Architectural style	Tudor Revival, Bungalow / craftsman
NRHP reference No.	13000418 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 25, 2013

John H. and Mary Abercrombie House is a historic home located at Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was built about 1914, and is a two-story, side gabled, Tudor Revival style brick and half-timber dwelling. It has American Craftsman style design elements including wide gabled porches, exposed rafter ends, and a porte cochere. ^{[2] : 3, 8}

Originally owned by Nettie and John Adams, Mary (née McClure) and John Abercrombie purchased the home from them and moved in around 1915. John H. Abercrombie was the son of Scottish immigrants. His father, James Abercrombie, lived for a time in California, where he earned a "snug fortune" by mining for gold, before settling in New Brighton, Pennsylvania (where John was born) and then in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he worked as an engineer for the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. John Abercrombie worked for the same railroad company as a locomotive engineer. He met his future wife, Mary, after moving to Fort Wayne in the 1890s. Mary McClure was originally born in Claysburg, Pennsylvania before moving to Fort Wayne, where she worked as an elementary school teacher. The Abercrombies sold the home to the Citizens Trust Company in 1924. ^{[2] : 10–11}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/24/13 through 6/28/13. National Park Service. July 5, 2013.
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 Jill D. Downs (February 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John H. and Mary Abercrombie House" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.