Robert M. Feustel House

Robert M. Feustel House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Robert M. Feustel House, January 2014
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Location	4101 W. Taylor St., Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinates	41°3′52″N85°11′38″W / 41.06444°N 85.19389°W / 41.06444; -85.19389
Area	1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built	1927 (1927)
Architect	Meade & Hamilton
Architectural style	Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No.	80000049 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 7, 1980

The Robert M. Feustel House is a historic home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was built in 1927, and consists of a series of irregularly intersecting two-story, Tudor Revival style hip-roofed masses. It features polygonal chimney stacks, half-timbering with herringbone brick infill, and diagonal projections at the juncture of the wings. ^{[2] : 2–3}

The home is named for its original owner, Robert M. Feustel. Feustel, a graduate of Purdue University, worked as a civil engineer and businessman. Across his life, he served as President of Indiana Service Corporation; President of Midland United Company; President of the Indiana Railroad Company; General Manager of the Fort Wayne and Lima Railroad Company; President of the State Line Generating Company of Chicago; Chairman of the West Ohio Gas Company; President of the Public Service Company of Indiana; and President of the Northern Indiana Public Service Company. He also served as Director of the Seventh District of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Additionally, he was involved in the field of education, serving as a Trustee of Purdue University and as President of the Fort Wayne School of Art (which later became part of the Indiana University system). ^{[2] : 3}

Bishop Leo A. Pursley of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend resided in the Robert M. Feustel House for twenty years. ^{[2] : 3}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. ^[1]

References

1. "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 July 1, 2015.Note: This includes Craig Leonard (December 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form:Robert M. Feustel House" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .