Fort Wayne Historic District Listed in National Register
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The Beechwood Historic District in Fort Wayne is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The 67-property district includes homes and churches built between 1885 and 1964.
The district is located primarily in the Creighton-Home Neighborhood. It also includes small portions of the Williams Woodland Park Neighborhood and the Fairfield Neighborhood.
“This National Register designation provides the Creighton Home Neighborhood, and our neighboring neighborhoods, with new opportunities to recognize and capitalize on the collective historic character of the area,” said Dawn Parnin, president of the Creighton Home Neighborhood Association.
The city says the district features architectural styles ranging from Italianate and Queen Anne, through early 20th century styles. Styles include Colonial Revival, Craftsman, Neoclassical, and Prairie Style.
The district includes historic churches such as the First Church of Christian Scientist (now the Karpeles Museum), First Baptist Church, the Fairfield Avenue Church of the Nazarene (now Wings of Deliverance), and the B’nai Jacob Synagogue (now the Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church).
The city says the neighborhood associations worked with the city’s Historic Preservation Commission and the Indiana State Historic Preservation office to nominate the area. The project was partially funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund.