Ninde-Mead-Farnsworth House

Ninde-Mead-Farnsworth House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Ninde-Mead-Farnsworth, January 2014
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Location	734 E. State Boulevard, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinates	41°05′47″N85°07′49″W / 41.09639°N 85.13028°W / 41.09639; -85.13028
Area	Less than 1.0 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	c. 1910 (1910)
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.	13000082 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 20, 2013

Ninde-Mead-Farnsworth House, also known as Iriscrest and the Philo T. Farnsworth House, is a historic home located at Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was built about 1910, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, side gabled, Colonial Revival style frame dwelling. It features a pedimented entrance portico. It has American Craftsman style design elements including shed roofed dormers and overhanging eaves. Television pioneer Philo Farnsworth (1906–1971) lived here from 1948 to 1967. ^{[2] : 3, 9}

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: 3/18/13 through 3/22/13. National Park Service. March 29, 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 (September 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ninde-Mead-Farnsworth House" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs, plan, and map.