Thomas W. Swinney House

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Thomas W. Swinney House
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Thomas W. Swinney House
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Location1424 W. Jefferson St., Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinates 41°4′24″N85°9′27″W / 41.07333°N 85.15750°W / 41.07333; -85.15750
Arealess than one acre
Built1844 (1844)-1845, 1885
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Eastlake porch
NRHP reference No. 81000026 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 27, 1981

Thomas W. Swinney House, also known as The Swinney Homestead, is a historic home located at Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was built in 1844–1845 as a 1+1⁄2-story brick and limestone structure. It was enlarged with a 2+1⁄2-story, square, Late Victorian style brick wing about 1885. It features an Eastlake movement front porch. It was built by Thomas J. Swinney, a pioneer settler of Allen County and prominent Fort Wayne businessman. The house and land for Swinney Park were passed to the city of Fort Wayne in 1922. [2] : 2–3 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. [1] It is located in the Fort Wayne Park and Boulevard System Historic District.

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 July 1, 2015.Note: This includes Raon Meitz; Bett McDermott; Lois Snouffer & Helen Robinson (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thomas W. Swinney House" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.
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