H Named Places in Allen County, Indiana

Haffner Paint Company

Quality paint, great service and knowledgeable sales people! 93 anniversary on January 1, 2013

Hagerman Group

William Hagerman arrived from Germany in the 1890s. The Hagerman Group is a four-generation business since 1908 with offices in downtown Fort Wayne, as well as the Indianapolis and Louisville areas. William Hagerman and brother-in-law Fredrick Buesching co-founded The Buesching-Hagerman Company in Fort Wayne. At inception, the family business provided masonry services throughout Indiana. In 1929, The Hagerman Group helped build Fort Wayne’s Lincoln Tower, the tallest building in Indiana until 1954. The company served as the general contractor for both the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, as well as Parkview Field, and its latest endeavor in 2018 is the opening phase of the Riverfront Park project being developed downtown on both sides of the St. Mary’s River. This information was copied from their website History page which has a nice timeline with more information and FOCUS 2018: The Hagerman Group has been on full display (and proud of that) for 110 years and counting by Tom Davis published June 17, 2018 in The News-Sentinel newspaper. 

Hall Community Arts Center

Was dedicated in memory of William and Sarah Niezer Hall in 1992. The building was originally built in 1916 as the Western Newspaper Union Building, which printed weekly newspapers and sold newspaper supplies. Major General Anthony Wayne’s fort was constructed on this and adjacent properties in 1794. Read the rest of the story in The Hall Community Arts Center May 2, 2013 by Tom Castaldi on the History Center Notes & Queries blog.

Hall's Family Restaurants

1946 Don Hall’s Drive-In opened at 1502 Bluffton Road, now 11 Fort Wayne-area restaurants and one in Indianapolis from Hall's legacy endures Family, restaurants have prospered for 70 years by Steve Warden published June 12, 2016 in The Journal Gazette newspaper. See their history Our Story on their website. Don Hall is Fort Wayne’s Biggest Name in Dining Visit Fort Wayne blog. A May 15, 2023 post by Don Hall's Restaurants  n Facebook: Did you know that we still have one of the last remaining Drive-In restaurants in the entire state? Come on out and bring the whole family to Hall's Hollywood Drive-In for a fun, summer meal that they won't soon forget!

Original Halls Meat Store and Restaurant
Halls Restaurant image

March 21, 2023 post by Don Hall's Restaurants on Facebook:

Today is "National Memory Day" and today we're remembering our original location - No, not our Bluffton Road Drive-In, but our original Meat Market on South Wayne Avenue! Originally owned by Rank Hall, Don Hall's Father, before Don took over the family business in the early/mid 1900's! The store is not still standing to this day, but luckily it is the foundation of the new outdoor patio of Antonuccio's Italian Market! Next time you visit the market for a freshly made deli sandwich, you can walk outside, enjoy the patio, and reflect on the history on some of Fort Wayne's earliest restaurants!

Do you have any stories of the old Meat Market, or any other of the Hall's early locations? Comment below, we'd love to hear your memories!

Hamilton Hunter Builders

Office at 915 S. Lafayette St, Hamilton W. Hunter founded the business in 1938 as a real estate sales and appraisal business ... has evolved from a real estate business to a home builder to a general contractor focusing on commercial construction, but it’s stayed a family business for 80 years. Business continued by his son, Hamilton Hunter Jr., who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, joined his father in the business in 1951 after returning from the war and graduating from Purdue University with a civil engineering degree. Third-generation owner Holly Hunter, the first and only woman president and board member in the more than 100-year history of the Building Contractors Association of Northeast Indiana. The company is noted for its masonry and specialty masonry projects, she said. Those include the large, Jefferson Boulevard entrance to Parkview Field and the brick addition to North Side High School, she said. Copied from FOCUS 2018: Hamilton Hunter Builders continues family tradition of ownership and craftsmanship by Kevin Kilbane which includes a list of completed company projects published June 17, 2018 in The News-Sentinel newspaper.

Hanselmann House - aka Cube House

10220 Circlewood Drive is not visible in Street View photo from Google maps with user submitted photos

Photos of unique archetecture of Hanselmann House (1967-1971) by architect Michael Graves on WTTW PBS. Renamed the Cube House which has a Facebook page. Traveling to Fort Wayne? Book the famous 'Cube House' on Airbnb by Kara Hackett published July 25, 2018 on Input Fort Wayne.

Hanson Aggregates Ardmore Quarry

6100 Ardmore Avenue. The County Commissioners first sold the gravel pit to Charles Fairfield in 1862. The business lasted until the Great Depression and then went into receivership. The local bank that held the mortgage offered to let Bill May run it for a year. If he could show a profit during the year of 1932 then he would be allowed to buy it on a long-term contract. Bill found ways to save through efficiency and quality control and managed to take over the fledgling business. ... The limestone quarry was sold to France Stone of Toledo in 1968 and then to Hanson Aggregates. Today the quarry is 321 feet deep, with plans to go even deeper. Copied from a tour described in HANSON AGGREGATES’ QUARRY IS SPECTACTULAR published November 21, 2007 in The Waynedale News.com. Hanson Aggregates-Ardmore Quarry. Mine information is at Mindat.org. Ardmore Quarry Observation Tower on Facebook. Quarry tops list of area's hidden gems by Keiara Carr published June 15, 2016 in The Journal Gazette newspaper. See Hanson Limestone Quarry #1 photos by Christopher Crawford: Documentary Photography. Another video is Fort Wayne Quarry posted May 2, 2018 by landis entertainment network on YouTube.

Happy Humpty

Drive-in restaurants located on Fairfield and Packard Avenue, Anthony and Pontiac, and 7720 Bluffton Road, from the late 1940s through at least the 1960s. Home of the Big Guy hamburger, milkshakes, pork tenderloin sandwiches, and ice cream. Samples of customer cards and letter from Lucky Steer steakhouse restaurant cancelling the name Happy Humpty effective June 24, 1981. Photos and discussion April 7, 2019 on You are positively from Fort Wayne, if you remember... Archived group only visible to existing members on Facebook. Similar images posted September 27, 2022 on True Fort Wayne Indiana History on Facebook.

April 5, 2019 post by Indiana Archives and Records Administration on Facebook:

We have scores of Fast-Food restaurant trademarks in our collection. These come from the Happy Humpty drive-in restaurant, located in Fort Wayne from the late 1940s through at least the 1960s. We have examples of their cups, customer review cards, and birthday club sign-up cards. These trademarks expired when the Happy Humpty restaurant become the Lucky Steer sometime in the early 1980s. Did you ever visit the Happy Humpty in Fort Wayne? We'd love to hear your stories in the comments. Learn more about our collections: Search Archives Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 17, 2019 post by Indiana Album on Facebook:

Mystery Solved! These probably adorned the sign for the Happy Humpty Restaurant at Fairfield and Packard in Fort Wayne. (It was a chain, so we can't be certain.)

Mystery signs, circa 1960s - Two egg-shaped cartoon characters eating sandwiches at the Johnson Brothers Sign Company in South Whitley. Does anyone remember a restaurant decorated with these signs? Johnson Brothers made a lot of signs for northeastern Indiana businesses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hardin's Defeat

  1. October 19, 2017 post by The Bones of Kekionga on Facebook:

    Spoiler alert if you haven’t read the book yet, but today is the 227th anniversary of Hardin’s Defeat. Here’s a photo of where it happened, just south of Churubusco on Carroll Road along the Eel River.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  2. Site of Hardin's Defeat marker was located near 41° 11.36′ N, 85° 17.24′ W. Marker near Churubusco, Indiana, in Allen County. Marker was on Carroll Road near Madden Road. The original text: Colonel John Hardin, of the Kentucky Militia, with 180 men and Captain John Armstrong, U.S. Army, with 30 men, were routed here on October 19, 1790, by Indians under Miami Chief Little Turtle during General Harmar's Campaign. Erected by Indiana Sesquicentennial Commission, 1966. This marker was damaged and removed. It will not be replaced due to text inaccuracies (see Review - Site of Hardin’s Defeat, Allen County, 02.1966.1, Prepared by theIndiana Historical Bureau 2010, IN.gov/history) by Indiana Historical Bureau at IN.gov.
  3. Site of Hardin’s Defeat at The Historical Marker Datatbase HMdb.org.

Harmar's Defeat

Harmar's Defeat posted Mar 22, 2021 by Friends of the Rivers on YouTube

  1. See General Josiah Harmar.
  2. Famous pioneer Daniel Boone's younger brother Edward Boone had a son Joseph Boone. Joseph Boone marched into battle October 22, 1790 at the Maumee Indian Village, present day Fort Wayne. He was shot and left for dead. Read his story at Harmar's Defeat in Saving Private Boone Joseph Boone at "Harmar's Defeat" by Jeffery L. Johnsonon on BooneSociety.org now on the Wayback Machine. Map and discussion were July 25, 2017 on You are positively from Fort Wayne, if you remember... Archived group only visible to existing members on Facebook.

Harmar's Ford

Street View photo facing Edgewater Avenue from Dearborn Street from Google map

Page 98 of The pictorial history of Fort Wayne, Indiana : a review of two centuries of occupation of the region about the head of the Maumee River by Griswold, B. J. (Bert Joseph), 1873-1927; Taylor, Samuel R., Mrs Publication date 1917 on Archive.org

  1. The Battle of Harmar's Ford marker at The Historical Marker Datatbase HMdb.org about General Josiah Harmar at the intersection of Edgewater Avenue and Dearborn Street shown on an early Map of Kekionga.
  2. "To the Memory of Major John Wyllys And His Brave Soldiers Who Were Killed Near this Spot In The Battle of Harmar's Ford Oct. 22, 1790 With the Indians Under Chief Little Turtle" erected by Mary Penrose Chapter DAR in the Centennial year 1916. First HMDB link contains links to additional markers and information.
  3. April 21, 2013 discussion on the original Great Memories and History of Fort Wayne, Indiana page on Facebook
  4. Harmar Campaign from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  5. Finding aid for Josiah Harmar Papers, 1681-1937 at the Clements Library Reference University of Michigan Digital Library
  6. Several photos of the memorial plaque were posted October 31, 2022 on True Fort Wayne Indiana History on Facebook.

Harrison

Luxury Apartments and Retail, 1021 S. Calhoun Street. https://theharrisonbnd.com/ A business block of Parkview Field containing businesses on the first two floors and apartments the top two floors. The Harrison is on Facebook. Harrison worth the wait After many delays, downtown complex has filled all 43 apartments by Paul Wyche published August 25, 2013 in The Journal Gazette newspaper.

Move in day at the Harrison in downtown Fort Wayne - CBS WANE-TV NewsChannel 15 January 31, 2013 YouTube video
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Hartman Brother Heating & Air Conditioning

535 Green St., in New Haven, Hartman Brothers enters digital age Family business keeps up with leaps in heating, air technology by Rod King published December 30, 2013 in The News-Sentinel newspaper.

Hartman Turkey Farm

Was located at 7555 Maysville Road until 1995. Turkey Run Drive in Lake Forrest Extended subdivision, north of Goeglein's Catering, runs through the former farm. The log cabin was moved to Beside Still Waters Log Cabin Retreat in Spencerville, DeKalb County, Indiana. Stan W. Hartman obituary November 15, 2009 says he grew up on the family farm with his parents Walter and Wilhemine Hartman. This was discussed November 6, 2017 on You are positively from Fort Wayne, if you remember... Archived group only visible to existing members on Facebook.

A. Hattersley & Sons, Inc.

Oldest mechanical contractor in Indiana, A. Hattersley & Sons has persevered through the U.S. Civil War, both World Wars, several depressions, and the addition of twenty-seven states to the Union. The company has endured many challenges, and has successfully adapted to each of these by evolving its social conditions and technical standards for over 160 years. In 1856, Alfred Hattersley, an English immigrant, purchased the plumbing, gas-fitting firm of B. W. Oakley & Son. He relocated the operation onto Main Street, near the present Allen County Courthouse. For photos and more history see Our Story on ahattersley.com.

Hayden Park 1876 - 1986 - John Nuckol's Memorial Park

Located in the block at Jefferson Boulevard, Harmar Street, Maumee Avenue, and King Street, Street View photo at Google maps

1.09 acres, since 1876. Nuckols Park was purchased in 1876 from Fred Hayden for $4,500 and was known as Hayden Park until 1986. The famous statue of General Anthony Wayne resided in Nuckols Park until it was relocated to its current Freimann Square location in 1973. Now, the park features a memorial of its namesake, John Nuckols, the first African-American city councilman. The “East Central” monument now resides in Nuckols Park. This monument was previously located right across the street. A bend in E. Jefferson Blvd. was straightened and the monument was carefully relocated to the corner of Maumee Ave and Jefferson Blvd. Copied from Nuckols Memorial Park at City of Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation.

Page 362 in the book The pictorial history of Fort Wayne, Indiana : a review of two centuries of occupation of the region about the head of the Maumee River by Griswold, B. J. (Bert Joseph), 1873-1927; Taylor, Samuel R., Mrs, Publication date 1917 on Archive.org, states: At the sunrise hour of the memorable day, a cannon — a souvenir from one of the British vessels captured in Perry's victory in 1813 — boomed a noisy greeting to the visitors, chief among whom was General Lewis Cass, one of the nation's foremost figures. This cannon, employed on many subsequent occasions, caused the death of one man and seriously injured several others. It was then used as a hitching post in front of the residence of Mrs. Clark Fairbank until 1916, when, upon the sale of the property, it was given to the city to be mounted in Hayden park.

Page 521 in the book The pictorial history of Fort Wayne, Indiana : a review of two centuries of occupation of the region about the head of the Maumee River by Griswold, B. J. (Bert Joseph), 1873-1927; Taylor, Samuel R., Mrs, Publication date 1917 on Archive.org, states: The city in 1886 also secured the site of Hayden park by purchase from II. W. Hanna, S. D. Hanna, Jessie E. Bond and C. H. Hanna (six lots, for $4,500), to which was added one lot by Mrs. Eliza Hanna-Hayden.

1911 Hayden Park fountain and plants
Image clipped from page 10 in Fort Wayne with might and main : Indiana's busiest, happiest city / [compiled and published by Ralph E. Avery] by Avery, Ralph E. (Ralph Emmett), comp, Publication date 1911 on Archive.org found in a Google Hayden Park image search. There is a Hayden Park postcard on flickr.

A Hayden Park search in the Allen County Public Library Digital Collections at the Allen County Public Library finds many interesting photos including several phtotos of the dedication of the General Anthony Wayne statue and mentions in other documents.

Anthony Wayne in Hayden Park - 1951

By Randy Harter

Fort Wayne Reader

2016-08-08

This familiar statue of General Anthony Wayne astride his horse was first located here in Hayden Park on Maumee Avenue at Hayden Street upon its completion by Chicago sculptor George E. Ganiere and dedication in 1918. At that time, travelers coming to Fort Wayne from the east on the Lincoln Highway would have seen the statue as they approached the city where Maumee Avenue and East Washington Boulevard “pinch” together at this small one-and-a-half acre park. These grounds were purchased from Fred Hayden in 1876 and carried his name until the park was renamed Nuckols Memorial Park in 1986 for John Nuckols, the city’s first African-American city councilman who served on council for over 22 years. The statue of Anthony Wayne was removed from its granite plinth and relocated to a smaller base at the newly constructed Freimann Square in 1973. The brass bas-relief plaques of Little Turtle and Tecumseh on either side of the original base were salvaged and now hang in the downtown Allen County Public Library just outside the genealogy department. Hayden/Nuckols park will soon be slightly enlarged as Maumee Avenue is currently undergoing realignment adjacent to the park and Indiana Tech.

Haynes House

3901 North Washington Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46804, Street View photo from Google maps, opened in 1952, John D. Haynes, architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Usonian design, listed on National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

  1. John D. Haynes House on Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. John D. Haynes House photo gallery on WikiWand.com.
  3. John D. Haynes House by Frank Lloyd Wright aerial photos on VirtualGlobeTrotting.com.
  4. Frank Lloyd Wright Elevation for the John D. Haynes House, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1950 at Artsy.net.
  5. Project title: John D. Haynes house (Fort Wayne, Indiana). Object title: Working Drawing #1; Plot Plan Drawing number: 5110.001; Repository Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University at ArtStor.org.
  6. Should history trump private property rights? Home's owner wants its historic designation rescinded A column by Kevin Leininger Saturday, July 31, 2010 originally in The News-Sentinel newspaper now on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
  7. Home's historic label defended by Dave Gong posted April 06, 2016 originally in The Journal Gazette newspaper now on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
  8. Wright house owner files suit by Rebecca S. Green posted August 30, 2016 originally in The Journal Gazette newspaper now on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
  9. Herber v. Barranda et al at Indiana Northern District Court Case Filed: Feb 27, 2017; Terminated: Mar 17, 2017
  10. The Joy of Growing Up in a Home Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Growing up in a Frank Lloyd Wright house in Indiana meant living inside the famed architect’s imagination—an influence that stays with me still. by Thomas French published September 2016 in Indianapolis Monthly.
  11. Hard sell? Wright fans not buying it by Rosa Salter Rodriquez published August 7, 2016 in The Journal Gazette newspaper.
  12. Photo of the Haynes House was posted December 22, 2017 on I grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana on Facebook page, then shared generating lots of comments December 22, 2017 on You are positively from Fort Wayne, if you remember... Archived group only visible to existing members on Facebook.
  13. 7 places in Fort Wayne designed by architects who made history by Kara Hackett posted August 15, 2018 on Input Fort Wayne.

Headwaters Park

April 12, 2023 post by the Genealogy Center on Facebook:

It's #waybackwednesday! Take a look at this aerial view of the St. Mary's River and downtown Fort Wayne in 1924. This image comes from the Bert J. Griswold Collection in our Community Album.

View this image and thousands more in our Community Album: http://contentdm.acpl.lib.in.us/

See our Bert. J. Griswold collection of online information.

30 acre Headwaters Park published March 5, 2013 by The News-Sentinel newspaper on YouTube. See our 1913 Flood page and Ash Trees which line Clinton Street in this photo.

HEADWATERS PARK MISSION STATEMENT by Geoff Paddock, Executive Director, Headwaters Park Alliance at City of Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation. The Headwaters Park Flood Control Project is an environmentally sound addition to the Fort Wayne area, bringing several important goals together. Among these goals are flood mitigation, economic development, recreation, and outdoor education. Headwaters Park and Ice Arena is "located just north of the central city business district, Headwaters Park provides a quiet recreational spot as well as being the place where area residents come together for festivals, concerts, charitable and other special events."

  1. At the ground breaking ceremony on Oct. 26, 1993, Headwaters Park was dedicated as the premier “Lasting Legacy” of the Fort Wayne Bicentennial Celebration and a monument to the citizens of the “City That Saved Itself.” copied from Headwaters Park is Stop #13 on the Central Downtown Trail 19 stops on the Heritage Trail by ARCH ( Architecture and Community Heritage).
  2. There are two markers at Headwaters Park one on the east side near the Plaza shown on Google map Street View as Headwaters Park and the other Headwaters Park
  3. Amazing photo on city-data.com.
  4. The Headwaters of the Maumee and Wabash Valleys by Tom Castaldi posted September 19, 2013 on the History Center Notes & Queries blogand Headwaters Park with audio on ARCH ( Architecture and Community Heritage) blog.
  5. On Thursday Dec. 20, Geoff Paddock, Executive Director of the Headwaters Park Alliance, awarded Anna Colbourne, a nurse from Parkview Hospital, as the 200,000th ice skater at the Headwaters Park Ice Rink. She became the 200,000th cumulative skater, since the rink opened back in Nov. 2003. Anna received a gift basket from area merchants and a season pass for the rest of the season. Each season, the popular ice rink hosts 20,000-25,000 skaters. From VisitFortWayne on Facebook.
  6. Headwaters Park: Fort Wayne's Lasting Legacy WFWA TV39 PBS Fort Wayne Special | 57m 9s Learn about the history and development of Fort Wayne's Headwaters Park. Aired: 12/03/12 Rating: NR. Book Headwaters Park : Fort Wayne's lasting legacy by Geoff Paddock and Headwaters Park ebook at the Allen County Public Library.
  7. Geoff Paddock Celebrates 20 years at Headwaters Park - January 17, 2013 Downtown Fort Wayne blog.
  8. A Park at the Headwaters by Tom Castaldi published July 31, 2014 in History Center Notes & Queries blog.
  9. March 26, 1998 aerial photo was posted in THIS DAY IN HISTORY: March 26 in photos by Dan Vance March 26, 2018 in The News-Sentinel newspaper.
  10. Throwback Thursday 1995-1999 Throwback Thursday: Headwaters Park takes shape has over a dozen photos published April 26, 2019 in The Journal Gazette newspaper.
  11. A city belongs to the citizens saying by local designer local boy Eric Kuhne Eric Kuhne & Headwaters Park by Suzanne Slick, Collection Information Spercialist published June 20, 2019 by FWMoA, Fort Wayne Museum of Art.
  12. Q&A with Architect Eric Kuhne about Headwaters Park by Jocelyn Wenk on Build a Better Burb.
  13. In the summer of 1921, local candy company Heit-Miller-Lau put up a billboard on Calhoun Street that showed what it called “Just A Dream”: A riverfront park extending from Wells Street east to the confluence of the city's three rivers. On July 10 of that year, The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (our name then) published a photo of that billboard along with a statement from the candy company. Copied from the History Journal features and stories of historical interest from the archives of The Journal Gazette
  14. A 1921 'dream' of riverfront parks by Corey McMaken was published August 27, 2020 in The Journal Gazette newspaper.
  15. Dating back to 1903, the land has been the location of a foundry, a boiler shop, an auto salvage junkyard, a gas station, a machine shop, an auto upholstery business and a rag warehouse. Next door stood a natural gas production plant that operated for almost a century before closing in 1948. In recent years, the property at the northwest corner of Superior and Clinton streets has been a parking lot for patrons of the Club Soda restaurant and various Fort Wayne festivals. Copied from Stalled Lofts at Headwaters Park project faces cost and contaminants Rosa Salter Rodriguez, Feb 25, 2023 in The Journal Gazette newspaper.

  16. April 4, 2023 post by the City of Fort Wayne Government on Facebook:

    After 25 years, Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation takes over management of Headwaters Park.

    Read more: HEADWATERS PARK ALLIANCE TRANSFERS MANAGEMENT OF HEADWATERS PARK TO FORT WAYNE PARKS AND RECREATION

February 27, 2023 post of Headwater Park in Winter by Hidden View Photography on Facebook.

Hedekin House

In 1834 Michael Hedekin, a native of County Westmeath, Ireland, located at Fort Wayne. In 1843 and 1844 he erected the famous Hedekin house, on Barr street, between Columbia and Berry streets: it was a substantial structure. In 1846 the tavern was opened, with Calvin Anderson as landlord. Includes a portrait from a photograph loaned by a grand-daughter, Miss Katherine Macdougal. From page 310 of The pictorial history of Fort Wayne, Indianaby B. J. Griswold, 1873–1927. It was demolished in 1968-69 after standing 124 years from pages 40-45 of The Columbia Street Story by Roy M. Bates and Kenneth B. Keller published in 1975 by the Fort Wayne Public Library. Photo and discussion of Hotel of Canal Days on plaque posted July 4, 2017 on You are positively from Fort Wayne, if you remember... Archived group only visible to existing members on Facebook.

Hegerfeld Store

Photo of Chr. Hegerfeld store 1930 Broadway posted September 29, 2017 onthe original Great Memories and History of Fort Wayne, Indiana page on Facebook.

Heller Barbershop

Since 1913 on High Street, by Saint Mary's in the Nebraska Neighborhood. Started by Leonidas Heller who began cutting hair in the 1870s, taught his son, Perry, the trade in the 1890s, who in turn taught his two sons, Max and Bert, to barber in the 1920s. Bert's son Larry. Larry Heller is last of the line – and still going strong after 63 years in business published April 29, 2013 in The News-Sentinel newspaper. Formerly Fort Wayne's 100 Year Old Barber Shop by Eric Olson, 21Country Featured Reporterpublished March 15, 2016. Larry had worked there 69 years as of February 8, 2019 and would turn 88 on February 25, 2019 with photo posted and discussed February 8, 2019 on You are positively from Fort Wayne, if you remember... Archived group only visible to existing members on Facebook.

Heritage Trail

  1. Heritage Trail - 4 downtown trails with maps of stops for historical locations created by ARCH ( Architecture and Community Heritage).
  2. Along the Heritage Trail Mark the spot Where history happened by Tom Castaldi published September 2011 in Fort Wayne Monthly mentions a few of the local historical markers.
  3. Fort Wayne’s Heritage Trail Anniversary by Tom Castaldi published October 23, 2014 in the History Center Notes & Queries blog.

Highview Art & Collectibles Shop

929 E. Coliseum Blvd. has vintage and antique Fort Wayne collectibles, particularly advertising displays, from Old Fort Wayne is Highview Art & Collectibles' new niche by Bob Caylor published June 26, 2014 in The News-Sentinel newspaper.

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Historic Homes of the Fort Wayne Rich and Famous

Historic Homes of the Fort Wayne Rich and Famous premiered March 18, 2021 by ARCH, Inc on YouTube
ARCH ( Architecture and Community Heritage) has been a leading force for preservation in Fort Wayne and Northeast Indiana since 1975 with monthly programs and more on their website: https://archfw.org/. Recordings of ARCH, Inc. programs are premiered on YouTube.

Historic Places

  1. See our local National Register of Historic Places information.
  2. The Fort Wayne Historic Preservation Commission(HPC) is a seven-member mayoral appointed body. Commission members are residents of the City who are interested in the preservation and development of historic areas and include professionals with experience related to history, architecture, construction, and other disciplines related to historic preservation. Qualified Historic Preservation Planners in the City's Community Development Division serve as staff to the HPC. The HPC is empowered to preserve and protect historically or architecturally worthy buildings, structures, sites and districts which serve as visible reminders of the historic heritage of the city. The HPC enforces the provisions found in the Fort Wayne Historic Preservation and Protection Ordinance (Chapter 151 of City Code).See also Preservation Guidelines for Historic Districts 92-page document by the Fort Wayne Historic Preservation Commission by the Fort Wayne Community Development.

    May 9, 2023 post by Fort Wayne Neighborhoods on Facebook:

    May is National Historic Preservation Month!

    Did you know the City of Fort Wayne has a Historic Preservation Commission, which helps preserve and protect historically or architecturally worthy buildings, structures, sites, and districts in our community?

    Learn more here:

    http://www.fwcommunitydevelopment.org/.../historic... #HPFW23

  3. Historic Districts webpage with links to more information at Fort Wayne Community Development.
  4. Historic Preservation Resources at Fort Wayne Community Development.
  5. Map of Fort Wayne City Historic Districts at Fort Wayne Community Development.
  6. LISTED HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND DISTRICTS FORT WAYNE and ALLEN COUNTY, INDIANA 12 page document: Updated through October 29, 2021, this list includes all properties in Fort Wayne and Allen County that have obtained historic designation. The types of historic designation are Fort Wayne Local Historic Districts, the National Register of Historic Places, properties that are listed on the Indiana State Register of Historic Places (without listing on the National Register), National Historic Landmarks, the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), and the Historic American Engineering Survey (HAER). Each entry includes the historic name of the property or district, the year of listing in parentheses, and the address of the property. at the Fort Wayne Community Development.
  7. Architectural Styles and Fort Wayne Architects & Firms at Fort Wayne Community Development.
  8. Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology, National/State Register Quick Links, Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) Grant Program, Indiana Historic Buildings, Bridges, and Cemeteries Map at SHAARD at the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
  9. 10 Things to Know About Historic Preservation in Fort Wayne at City of Fort Wayne. Was posted May 4, 2022 by Fort Wayne Neighborhoods on Facebook.
    1. Bottle Works former Coca Cola plant
      City of Fort Wayne photo
       Bottle Works Lofts Featured on Historic Preservation Month Poster. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has released its annual National Historic Preservation Month poster. Different types of historic resources are highlighted every year, and this year Fort Wayne is featured! The theme of the poster is historic Coca-Cola plants in Indiana, and the Fort Wayne Coca-Cola Bottling Plant at 1631 E. Pontiac Street is among the featured buildings. The bottling plant is now Bottle Works Lofts; home of 31 apartments.
    2. The Landing is Fort Wayne’s and the State of Indiana’s First Historic District. The Landing Historic District in downtown Fort Wayne was designated in 1965, and it was the city’s first historic district. In fact, The Landing was the first historic district of any kind in the state of Indiana.
    3. Turner Chapel AME Church Is Fort Wayne’s Newest Local Historic District. Located at 836 E. Jefferson Blvd., the church was constructed in 1927. It is significant for its Gothic architecture and for association with Turner Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, the first African American congregation in Fort Wayne. It is also significant for local Civil Rights activities by the church in the 1960s.
    4. West Central Historic District is Fort Wayne's Largest and Oldest Residential Historic district. West Central was designated as a local historic district in two phases in 1984-1985. It was listed in the National Register in 1984. The district contains virtually all architectural styles that were popular between 1830 and 1950.
    5. Fort Wayne has 6 multiple property local historic districts and 80 individual local historic districts. An example of a multiple property district is the Williams Woodland Park Historic District. Old City Hall (The History Center) is an individual local historic district.
    6. Fort Wayne has 17 districts listed in the National Register of Historic Places and 40 single property National Register listings. An example of a National Register district is the Lakeside Historic District. A new brochure with a map and history of the area will be available soon! The Embassy Theatre is an individual listing on the National Register.
    7. The Chief Richardville House (Akima Pinšiwa Awiiki ) is one of only two National Historic Landmarks in Allen County. The Pinšiwa (Richardville) House is a rare and nationally significant example of a treaty-negotiated residence, built in 1827. It represents the resolve of Civil Chief Pinšiwa and the Myaamia (Miami) people to remain on their traditional lands within the expanding United States. When built, this was the finest house in northern Indiana. It was the primary home of Pinšiwa from 1827 to his death in 1841, and today it is owned and operated by the History Center. Note—the official NHL name of the house is in the Myaamia language.
    8. The Allen County Courthouse is one of two National Historic Landmarks in Allen County. Completed in 1902, the Courthouse was designed by Fort Wayne architect Brentwood Tolan; it is a masterpiece of the Beaux-Arts style. The exterior of the building has unending classical features, and details that reflect local history. The interior has original murals and sculptures, scagliola faux marbling, unique tile floor designs, and abundant stained glass.
    9. The Johnny Appleseed burial site is the oldest National Register Listing in Fort Wayne. John Chapman (1774-1845) was a pioneer, missionary, and businessman who planted orchards that provided apples (and hard cider) to settlers on the frontier. He died near the Archer family cemetery, where he was buried. The gravesite, listed in 1973, is the pioneer National Register listing in Allen County.
    10. The South Side Farmers Market at 3300 Warsaw Street has been a local historic district since 2001. At the South Side Farmers Market rural life and agriculture, as well as fresh meat, produce, and flowers, can be found in the midst of urban Fort Wayne. The market began in 1926 and is owned and operated by the Allen County Producers Association. The market structures are unlike any others in Fort Wayne, representing the only location in the city with the feel of a historic fairground.
  10. Fort Wayne has 16 national historic districts, but it only has 5 local historic districts concentrated downtown and in near-downtown neighborhoods, including the Columbia Avenue, The Landing, West Central, Williams Woodland Park, and Shawnee Place. it also has standalone historic structures that have their own designations. Read the rest of the story in Historic tours show city from a fresh perspective by Kara Hackett published February 7, 2018 on InputFortWayne.com.
  11. History close to home City awash in areas with architectural, social significance by Jill Downs a Fort Wayne resident who has spent more than 15 years working with organizations and individuals on historic preservation efforts was published August 19, 2018 in The Journal Gazette newspaper. This article gives a brief overview of local historic homes. You can visit her website The Story of Your House .
  12. Historic Districts by Community Development and the City of Fort Waynehas links to brochures, maps and more on historic sites in Fort Wayne.
  13. The Allen County Courthouse was the first National Historical Landmark in Allen County. The Chief Richardville House became the second landmark on March 2, 2012.
  14. Historic Buildings and Structures of the West Central Neighborhood Association Fort Wayne, Indiana on WestCentralNeighborhood.org
  15. Historic Allen County, Indiana places on National Register of Historic Places
  16. Historic Districts in Allen County, Indiana on National Register of Historic Places
  17. Historic Places on National Register of Historic Places listings in Allen County, Indiana on Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Is the most complete list of 65 current and 3 former listings including links to copies of the applications.
  18. Category:National Register of Historic Places in Fort Wayne, Indiana on Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
  19. Historic Landmarks of Fort Wayne, Indiana a few photos by Mike Habeck on PreserveIndiana.com
  20. Historical Markers on Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
  21. Indiana properties listed on the State and National Registers as of August 2007 at the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
  22. Indiana Historical Markers by County on IN.gov.
  23. A few Fort Wayne homes are in the Indiana Houses book below, only a few have photos however.
  24. Several buildings such as the Schmitz Block.
  25. Recording Historic Buildings 176-page book compiled by Harley J. McKee of the U.S. Department of the Interior National Parks Service, 1970. From the book's Forward: "This book has been compiled to serve the needs of those concerned with recording historic structures. It is designed both as an aid to persons already involved in the problems of architectural recording and to encourage others to become involved. Only a productive partnership between Federal, State, and local governments and private individual initiative and effort can assure the adequate recording and successful preservation of our great national patrimony of historic architecture."
  26. City, ARCH to update countywide database of historic sites, structures by the City of Fort Waynestates: The last survey of historic properties in Fort Wayne was completed in the mid 1990s (1996?). It was expected to be complete in 2014. So far in 2019, have not found it online. The Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory at the IUPUI University Library states: Every year since 1978 Indiana Landmarks has surveyed from two to four counties, looking for architecturally and historically significant structures and districts. Indiana Landmarks undertakes this federally mandated program through matching grants from Indiana's Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA). To date, Indiana Landmarks has surveyed 72 of Indiana's 92 counties.
  27. SHAARD post by the INDNR

    May 5, 2023 post by Indiana Department of Natural Resources  on Facebook:

    MAY IS HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH: The Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) allows users to search for information on known historic resources throughout Indiana. SHAARD includes data from the County Survey Program (Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory), the Indiana Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry, Indiana Historic Bridge Inventory, properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places and the Indiana Register of Historic Sites and Structures, and a Historic Theater inventory [Indiana members]. The Indiana Historic Buildings, Bridges and Cemeteries map is the GIS map of SHAARD data.

    To learn more about @INDIANA Indiana Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology, SHAARD, and the IHBBC Map, visit http://dnr.IN.gov/.../national-and-state.../shaard-database

Indiana houses of the nineteenth century by Peat, Wilbur David, 1898-, Publication date [1969] on Archive.org
There are Fort Wayne Houses mentioned on several pages and photos of four such as Roman and Greek Revival: 38. Hanna-Hayden House, 61. Ewing House; Italianate: 124. Foellinger-Lutes House; and French Romanesque: 190 Hull-Wiehe House.

Historic Sites

Conducting research on a historic site, structure, vessel or landscape? Consult the nation's largest archive of historical architectural, engineering, and landscape documentation - the HABS/HAER/HALS Collection - in Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey Access publication-quality downloads of measured drawings, black & white and color photographs large format photographs, and written historical reports at NO COST! Copied from a September 28, 2017 post by the Heritage Documentation Programs, NPS on Facebook from the The Library of Congress. The Federal Historic Preservation Laws publication is an anthology of Federal laws and portions of laws related to the preservation of the United States' cultural heritage. The 5th edition is available online as a .PDF from the National Park Service. It is the definitive collection of cultural resource management and historic preservation laws in the US. in the 294 page Federal Historic Preservation Laws The Official Compilation of U.S. Cultural Heritage Statutes 2018 Edition at the National Park Service.

March 11, 2023 post by Heritage Documentation Programs, NPS  on Facebook:

From #abandonedbuildings to #zoos!

Did you kow that you can seardh the HABS/HAER/HALS Collection - the nation's largest archive of historic architectural, engineering, and landscape documentation - in The Library of Congress by subject? Yep!

Bookmark this handy-dandy link to conduct your search for FREE, down-loadable, publication-quality measured drawings, large-format photographs and written historical reports by subject.

Start your search at: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey - Browse by Subjects

History Center

302 East Berry Street, Street View photo from Google map with over 40 photographs

The History Center video by Access Fort Wayne at the Allen County Public Library published on March 1, 2012 on YouTube.

200@200: A World of Arts and Culture published August 6, 2016 by on WANE 15 News on YouTube overview of the History Center

PrimeTime - The History Center - September 25, 2020 Season 2020 Episode 30 | 27m 33s The History Center. Guest - Todd Maxwell Pelfrey. This area’s only in-depth, live, weekly news, analysis and cultural update forum, PrimeTime 39 airs Fridays at 7:30pm. This program is hosted by PBS39’s President/General Manager Bruce Haines.

  1. Website: https://fwhistorycenter.org/, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fwhistorycenter/
  2. Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society publications on Archive.org.
  3. History Center Digital Collection on the mDON mastodon Digital Object Network
  4. Stately sandstone building at 302 E. Berry St. was once City Hall and is the home to thousands of Fort Wayne and area artifacts. Read Working to keep city's rich history alive There isn't much fanfare, but historians play key role by Steve Warden published January 3, 2016 in The Journal Gazette newspaper now on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.

  5. June 5, 2022 post by The History Center on Facebook:

    Keeping pace: History Center in step as events gather speed in The Journal Gazette newspaper now on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  6. November 4, 2022 post by The History Center on Facebook:

    On Friday, November 4, 2022, after serving for 5,465 days, History Center Executive Director Todd Maxwell Pelfrey surpassed the final tenure of 13 predecessors, breaking a nearly 76-year-old record. Since its 1921 founding, the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society, also known as The History Center, has been stewarded by fourteen principal staff leaders, the first of whom was hired in 1923. The previous longest tenure record was held by Charles Cherry, who served 5,464 days with the title of curator from 1932 to 1946. Over the generations, the titles and duties of the lead staff members of the historical society have fluctuated and morphed, reflecting national trends in heritage, memory and museology. During its first decades, as was commonplace with local heritage associations throughout the country, the organization presented popular history without tremendous concern for academic footing or deliberate context. In the middle of the 20th century, as the new fields of applied history and public history emerged, the organization hired its first true museum professionals. Instead of “curator,” the top position was soon accorded the more dynamic title of “director,” reflecting the museum head’s greater roles in administration, fundraising, public relations and other responsibilities. The position of museum director was then seen as a distinct specialty while museum curators concentrated on collections and facilities management. For the History Center, this shift began in the late 1970s and solidified after the historical society relocated from the Old Swinney Homestead, its headquarters since 1927, to the Old City Hall Building in 1980. The title of executive director has usually been favored since the 1980s. The museum was rechristened The History Center in 2001. Pelfrey served in several staff positions after joining the museum in 2004. On November 19, 2007, he was named executive director — the first person to be promoted to that position from within the organization. With Pelfrey at the helm of the 101-year-old organization, the History Center has completed 14 consecutive fiscal years with operating surpluses, secured 13 of its 15 highest annual operating revenue totals (including the nine highest), hosted the 14 highest annual attendance totals, as well as conducted four of its five largest capital campaigns (including the two largest). The History Center remained solvent throughout the pandemic and is preparing to embark on another major renovation to its main facility next year. After 15 years, Pelfrey says he is consistently humbled, honored and delighted to serve the organization during its unprecedented growth, and with this foundation he is eager to continue making the History Center everything it can be for this community. #sociallyhistory;

  7. March 29, 2023 post by The History Center on Facebook:

    Work continues on the History Center's First Impressions renovations. Here are some images of the new Welcome Desk and the progress being made in the other areas of the museum.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

Hitzemann Tailors

Hitzemann Tailors was founded in 1878 by Gottlieb Hitzemann who immigrated from Germany. Their home at 911 Wilt Street was mentioned in a 2005 West Central Home Tour. In the early 1920s, 1101-09 Broadway at W. Jefferson became the permanent location. The business was then passed to one of his 10 children, Frederick, and subsequently to grandson Chester Gottlieb, then to Richard and Donald, and finally to Donald’s son Gary until his untimely early death in the 90s. Around 1963, the family bought the Betty Brite dry cleaning franchise and had about 7 stores in Fort Wayne. All of the offspring took their turn working in this family legacy that endured for over 100 years. Paraphrased from a January 17, 2023 post with photos by a great great granddaughter on True Fort Wayne Indiana History on Facebook. A March 17, 2017 comment on the original Great Memories and History of Fort Wayne, Indiana page on Facebook said Chester Hitzeman used to make the suits for Charles Nestel aka Commodore Foote and the Fairy Queen.

Hobby Ranch House

Was a Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise. Dave Thomas of Wendy's hamburger fame worked here. Photo on Great Memories & History of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Discussed August 19, 2015 on You know you've lived in Fort Wayne too long when... Private Facebook group. See photos and discussion January 9, 2017 and October 28, 2017 on You are positively from Fort Wayne, if you remember... Archived group only visible to existing members on Facebook. See The Hobby Ranch House Restaurant, Fort Wayne, Indiana, ca. 1955 on Indiana Memory.

April 16, 2018 post by The History Center on Facebook:

Did you know Dave Thomas, the founder of Wendy’s, was a resident of Fort Wayne? In 1947, Dave’s family moved to Fort Wayne. At fifteen, he worked at the local Hobby House restaurant. When his family moved, Dave decided to stay and drop out of school. He lived at the YMCA and worked full-time. In 1950, Dave joined the Army. After his service, Dave returned to Hobby House and helped owner Phil Clauss grow his chain into Kentucky Fried Chicken franchises. He also met his wife, who worked at Hobby House. Dave became a colleague of Clauss and Colonel Sanders through the 1950s. In 1962, Clauss offered Dave an opportunity to revive his franchises in Columbus, Ohio. He did so successfully and became a millionaire when they were sold. This money helped him to found his own chain, Wendy’s. Today Wendy’s has over 6,500 locations. Featured are photos of the Fort Wayne Hobby House locations. The location of the Jefferson Hobby House is now fittingly the home of a Wendy’s. #sociallyhistory

 

 

 

 

 

Hofer and Davis, Inc. Land Surveyors

Was on West Wayne Street, founded by A.K. Hofer in 1915, a third generation land surveying firm has surveyed many of the big projects in Fort Wayne such as the Lincoln Tower, the City County Building, the main Allen County Public Library, IPFW, Headwaters Park, Glenbrook Mall, all Parkview hospitals and campus’s, and neighborhoods like Wildwood Park and Foster Park. Read more and watch the video Survey Company Turns 100: Helped Build Much of Fort Wayne by Eric Olsen published March 3, 2015 on 21Country at ABC WPTA21.com TV station. See lots of old photos on their Facebook page. On April 6, 2018 they annouced their merger with ForeSight Consulting, LLC. and address change to 1910 St. Joe Center Road, Suite 51 on their Facebook page.

Hoffman Meat Market

Was located at 1026 Maumee Avenue, operated by Henry H. (1867-1941) and Emelie (1875-1947) Hoffman who also lived in the building. A photo with a calendar in the background turned to August 1926 loaned by Nancy Poinsette DeLullo was posted October 24, 2014 by Indiana Album on Facebook.

Holiday Theatre I & II

949 Northcrest Shopping Center, "Opened in 1969 as the single screen Holiday, a second auditorium was carefully added in 1970 so that the building right up its demolition looked like a purpose built-twin. It was located on the grounds of the Northcrest Shopping Center. ... The theater survived into the 1990s and was eventually acquired by the Regal chain which closed it in 1997 or 1998, having built a rather nondescript six-plex (named the Holiday 6) just a few hundred feet away. The Holiday I & II sat vacant and forlorn for about five years, and the building was finally demolished in 2003." Read the rest from Cinema Treasures. See comments on Great Memories and History of Fort Wayne, Indiana. See local Theaters such as the Broadway Theatre, Clyde Theatre, Embassy Theatre, Holiday Theater, Jefferson Theatre, Lyric Theatre, Palace Theatre, Paramount Theatre, and Rialto Theatre.

Holter's Roost

6623 Lincoln Highway East - Indiana State Road 930, Street View photo from Google maps is actually the backside of the building.

The entrance faces north on 6611 Old Maumee Avenue the old Lincoln Highway shown in this Street View photo from Google maps.
A photo of the name Holter's Roost in stone was shown in the comment to a February 4, 2023 post in True Fort Wayne Indiana History on Facebook.

Listed as item: 14.9 The Castle Automart is on your right but partly obscured today and is a landmark building constructed in 1913, the same year that the original Lincoln Highway opened. It was initially known as Holter’s Roost, named after William Holterman, who owned a chicken and chicken feed empire on the Lincoln Highway here. The area was known as Holterman’s Crossing and trolley service ran just north of here on Maumee Ave. on page 5 in the 18-page document: INDIANA’S LINCOLN HIGHWAY BYWAY A Turn-by-Turn Road Guide For the 1913 Route West From Ohio to Illinois at LincolnHighway.org. Listed as item: 18.6 The Castle Automart on your left is a landmark building erected in 1913, the same year as the beginning of the official Lincoln Highway. It was originally known as Holter’s Roost, named after William Holterman, who owned a chicken and chicken feed empire on the Lincoln Highway here. The area was commonly called Holterman’s Crossing and the trolley service stopped just north of here along Maumee Ave. Note: On the north side of this building is the third short remnant of Maumee Ave which dead ends after going back to the left (west) for about 2 blocks. Turn around and rejoin IN 930 eastbound. on page 14 of the document: INDIANA’S LINCOLN HIGHWAY BYWAY A Turn-by-Turn Road Guide For the 1928 Route East From Illinois to Ohio at LincolnHighway.org.

Bruce Butgereit posted November 4, 2018 on Indiana Lincoln Highway Association on Facebook.

One hundred and five years ago, [October 31, 1913] New Haven, Fort Wayne, and Churubusco, Indiana celebrated Halloween like never before and probably ever since. The dedication of the Lincoln Highway in this area included bands, motorcycles, and two motorcar parades from New Haven and Churubusco that met in Fort Wayne.

The marketing of the Lincoln Highway was contagious. Ladies, you are going to need a hat!

The building [castle-like Holderman Home] in the one photo, with ghosts and goblins present, still stands at an intersection of the original route of the Lincoln Highway (Old Maumee Rd.) and State Road 930. Today, it is a used car lot today but at the time of the dedication, it was known as Holter's Roost because of the "aristocrat" chickens raised there.

The view with the SUV in the forefront is the same view as the newspaper image. The porch overhand was added later. Recent road construction has created a dead end on Old Maumee requiring travelers to remain on SR 930 before getting back on the old LH.

The dedication image is from the Fort Wayne Sentinel, November 1, 1913. The ad is from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Oct. 31, 1913. 

Honest Eats book is mentioned in a February 4, 2023 comment then shown in a comment to a February 4, 2023 post in True Fort Wayne Indiana History on Facebook. Another comment stated: Michael Gotta, a German stone mason, immigrated here in the late 1880s, and did the stone work on this house as well as the one on Wells street across from the Edy’s Ice Cream plant. This stone house is item 9 - 3325 Wells Street on the ARCH Announces its Annual List of Endangered Structures by ARCH ( Architecture and Community Heritage) and shown in a photo Abandoned Stone House uploaded June 9. 2019 by Equinox27 on flickr.

Holter's Roost is shown for only a couple seconds around the 0:11 minute in the two-minute video Honest Eats by mtpubMay 6, 2016 on YouTube.
Keith Elchert and Laura Weston-Elchert and M.T. Publishing Company, Inc. have joined forces to bring you Honest Eats – Celebrating the Rich Food History of Indiana’s Historic Lincoln Highway. The book spotlights businesses and their owners; their love of history and the highway helps fuel their passion for both food and nostalgia. Packed with more than 200 contemporary and vintage photographs, Honest Eats also highlights featured locations and places from out of the past. This hardbound 9" x 12" publication contains 144 full-color pages with a color dust jacket. Honest Eats – Celebrating the Rich Food History of Indiana’s Historic Lincoln Highway is available for only $39.95. This limited edition book is a must have for your collection, as well as a wonderful gift for family members, historical societies, and libraries. Order your copies now! www.mtpublishing.com. The page in the book shown in the Facebook comment mentions the architect was Henry Meyer who designed churches, hospitals, schools and commerical buildings around Fort Wayne.

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The Home

420 West Wayne Street, was the stately residence of Robert C. Bell who built it in 1893.  For the past eighty years it has been occupied by the Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home. Read more in LANDMARK ON WEST WAYNE KLAEHN, FAHL AND MELTON by Tom Castaldi, local historianposted by Emily Royer September 8, 2015 on History Center Notes & Queries blog.

Home Juice

Ray Yarman started on Reidmiller Street, until a fire destroyed it. Reopened on Covington Road corner of Freeman. Eventually moved to the Allen Dairy location on Northrop Road from his daughter Debra comment on February 25, 2017 discussion on You are positively from Fort Wayne, if you remember... Archived group only visible to existing members on Facebook.

Home Telephone & Telegraph Company

August 27, 2018 post with photo by Daniel Baker on Facebook states: "The Building Inside—Home Telephone & Telegraph Company: c. 1929 & 2017" The former Home Telephone building sits on the northeast corner of Barr and Berry Streets. It was designed by local architect Charles Weatherhogg, who was responsible for the Anthony and Keenan hotels, North Side High School, and the Journal-Gazette Building among others. Unlike many buildings downtown, this one was fortunately spared from the wrecking ball. However, it came at a price. It lost its ornamental facade and windows; a floor was added and then the entire building veneered over in orange/red brick. If one looks closely, they can see where some of the features of Weatherhogg's original building remain. Since then, the location has been the home of GTE (remember the brown microwave tower that was part of the downtown skyline?) and currently Frontier. (This image is one of eleven completed for the Downtown Improvement District last January. A big thank you to ARCH, INC. for allowing the use of the vintage photograph). Home Telephone became General Telephone in 1956, then GTE, then Verizon, and is now Frontier Communications in 2019, from a comment about the photo Operators of Home Telephone Company, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1907at The Indiana Album that was discussed February 16, 2019 on You are positively from Fort Wayne, if you remember... Archived group only visible to existing members on Facebook and same photos published July 25, 2019 in Nonprofit interested in your old photos by Corey McMaken in The Journal Gazette newspaper.

Hoosier Stores

Several local buildings around town still have the Hoosier name plate above their door. Many businesses such as a Hoosier bakery, adverstising service, coal, supply, and paint store existed in the 1920s. 28 Hoosier Stores are listed in 1924 city directory. Photo of 33 stores listed in the 1925 city directory were discussed May 11, 2016 and again September 7, 2018 on You are positively from Fort Wayne, if you remember... Archived group only visible to existing members on Facebook.

Hooverville

Hoovervilles popped up around the country during the Great Depression. The largest in Fort Wayne was in the thumb of the 3 rivers now Headwaters Park. It was filled with tar paper shacks, traveling hobos, and misery, as homeless people tried to live through the great depression. By 1939 the last of the shanties had been torn down. Copied from Chapter Three Development in the 20th Century of the book Headwaters Park: Fort Wayne's Lasting Legacy by Geoff Paddock. The area was known as the Jail Flats when the first jail was built on the flat land there in 1825 until the last hanging in 1883. In 1884, a baseball park was built in the Flats with a grandstand to host a “world series” with Chicago playing Providence. A "Hooverville" was a shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States. They were named after Herbert Hoover, who was President of the United States during the onset of the Depression and was widely blamed for it. The term was coined by Charles Michelson, publicity chief of the Democratic National Committee. There were hundreds of Hoovervilles across the country during the 1930s and hundreds of thousands of people lived in these slums. Copied from Hooverville on Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.

Hope Hospital


The pictorial history of Fort Wayne, Indiana : a review of two centuries of occupation of the region about the head of the Maumee River by B. J. Griswold, 1917 on Archive.org

William H. Myers, a widely respected Fort Wayne surgeon, was the major force behind the founding of Fort Wayne City Hospital in 1878 where it opened in the residence of William S. Edsall on southwest corner of Main and Webster Streets. Neighbors forced removal to southwest corner of Hanna and Lewis Streets. In 1893 it moved to former homestead of Oliver S. Hanna at the southwest corner of Barr Street and Washington Boulevard. In 1891 (officially 1900) renamed Hope Hospital after large donations from the Jesse Williams family. In 1917 at West Lewis and Harrison Streets opening in 1918 as Hope Methodist Hospital after Indianapolis Methodist Episcopal Hospital took control, then in 1922 renamed Methodist Hospital. August 12, 1951 ground breaking and opening in 1953 as Parkview Hospital. Last location is now the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory. Previous locations were at West Main and Webster Streets, Fort Wayne (1878); Hanna and Lewis Streets (1878–83); Barr Street and Washington Boulevard (1883–1916); 119 West Lewis Street (1917–53); 2200 Randalia Drive (1953– ), copied from Parkview Hospital at IndianaHistory.org.

  1. Photos of City Hospital on corner of Hanna and Lewis Streets and 1917 Hope Hospital on page 56 in the Fort Wayne book by Randolph L. Harter on a Google ebook.
  2. 1910 Hope Hospital photo posted March 29, 2017 onthe original Great Memories and History of Fort Wayne, Indiana page on Facebook.
  3. November 8, 2017 discussion on You are positively from Fort Wayne, if you remember... Archived group only visible to existing members on Facebook.
  4. Parkview Hospital on Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
  5. On page 480 in the 1917 book, shown above, The pictorial history of Fort Wayne, Indiana : a review of two centuries of occupation of the region about the head of the Maumee River by Griswold, B. J. (Bert Joseph), 1873-1927; Taylor, Samuel R., Mrs discussed the beginning of the three local hospitals in 1868-1869: City Hospital - renamed Hope in 1900, St. Joseph Catholic and Lutheran Hospital.
  6. A business location map was posted February 5, 2019 by Hofer and Davis, Inc. Land Surveyors on Facebookin response to an 1879 Fort Wayne City Hospital photo posted January 30, 2019 on You are positively from Fort Wayne, if you remember... Archived group only visible to existing members on Facebook.

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Horton Manufacturing Company

America's First Washer Builder was founded in 1871 by John Claus Peters and Henry C. Paul. It was located off West Main Street on Osage Street where they manufactured Horton Washing Machines. See Putting a spin on history With washing machines and more by Tom Castaldi, local historianfor Fort Wayne Magazine May 19th, 2017. There was a bad fire June 9, 1917 see Nebraska, IN Horton Manufacturing Co Fire, Jun 1917 from the June 9, 1917 Fort Wayne News newspaper on GenDisasters.com. Nebraska is a neighborhood in Fort Wayne. Photo and discussion March 8, 2018 on You are positively from Fort Wayne, if you remember... Archived group only visible to existing members on Facebook.

  1. 1890 ad for modern washing machine from Horton Manufacturing Company Fort Wayne, Indiana from Time Travelers - come back in time on Facebook and Harter Postcard onthe original Great Memories and History of Fort Wayne, Indiana page on Facebook.
  2. Horton Hybrid Washer, Model 32 circa 1920 on 200 @ 200 2016 Bicentennial items at The History Center.
  3. Fort Wayne, IN: Horton Washing Machines published October 4, 2017 by 200 @ 200 2016 Bicentennial items at The History Center.
  4. Putting a spin on history With washing machines and more By Tom Castaldi for Fort Wayne Magazine Friday, May 19th, 2017.
  5. Several advertisements including a 1943 calendar were posted September 24, 2017 on You are positively from Fort Wayne, if you remember... Archived group only visible to existing members on Facebook.
  6. Was discussed April 29, 2019 on You are positively from Fort Wayne, if you remember... Archived group only visible to existing members on Facebook

Hotel Indiana

Designed by Alvin M. Strauss. Hotel Indiana opened in May 1928 at the intersection of Harrison Street and Jefferson Boulevard, on land that was once home to Plymouth Congregational Church. The hotel shared brick wall space with the Emboyd Theatre and is reputed to have opened soon after the theater gave its first show – a spectacular event that included an 11-man harmonica band. Copied from the story Hotel Indiana: Charm in a historic Fort Wayne venue by Louisa Danielson published April 2, 2014 in The News-Sentinel newspaper. In October 1976 worked dismantled the sign in photo posted August 7, 2014 on Downtown Fort Wayneon Facebook from the Allen County Public Library Digital Collections at the Allen County Public Library. It closed in 1971 after some 50 years of service to downtown Fort Wayne. A grand plan for Indiana hotel Embassy project to cost about $10 million by Dan Stockman published December 28, 2012 in The Journal Gazette newspaper. Fort Wayne, Embassy officials get into swing of renovation by Vivian Sade published July 9, 2014 in The Journal Gazette newspaper. Photos posted and discussed May 31, 2019 on You are positively from Fort Wayne, if you remember... Archived group only visible to existing members on Facebook.

Hotel Rich

In a 1908 photo on Great Memories and History of Fort Wayne. A druggist and amateur botanist, Huxford served as a Fort Wayne City Council member beginning in the 1830s and also served three one-year terms as Fort Wayne mayor from 1846 to 1848, the announcement said.

Alloyus “Lewis” Houser House

Built sometime in the 1840s shown in Family Landmark Gets Permanent Protection posted March 14, 2017 by Indiana Landmarks.

Humpty Dumpty Drive-In

Today, we continue our list of the top endangered properties in the Historic 07 District. The purpose of this list is to raise awareness of these incredible properties.At the corner of Fairfield and Packard sits a unique building, and perhaps an even more unique sign. Built in 1928, the Humpty Dumpty Drive-In building still stands, but it is unfortunately in disrepair. The site was initially the Indian Refining Company. Indian Refining patented the first "wax-free" oil under the Havoline brand. To boost sales and advertise the product, they offered to fuel the first plane to fly coast to coast. As of 1937, the site was owned by the Shewmaker Bros as a gasoline and oil service station. Then, by the mid-1940s, the site was vacant. Soon after, the station was converted into a restaurant by Guy Scheib. “The restaurant, run by Scheib and his sons, was an overnight success in post-WWII Indiana, and they quickly began expanding, changing the name to Happy Humpty along the way, as the Humpty Dumpty trademark was unavailable.” Scheib went on to open other restaurants, as well. For example, “Lucky Steer was launched in partnership with Royce Shafer. At the peak of operations, there were around 23 company-owned restaurants in the two brand chain.” At some point, Scheib was no longer involved with the business, and the restaurants closed in the 1980s. Scheib lived in Woodhurst but eventually relocated to Florida, where he passed away in 1999. The split in ownership developed another chain, CJ HighMarks, in Ohio by a former employee and District Manager, John Irmscher. There is still one Lucky Steer in existence today, which was purchased by Dwight Axe and his wife Carmen in 1983. The couple met as teenagers in the restaurant. That last restaurant still serves customers to this day in Wapakoneta, OH. Lucky Steer Restaurant. Copied from an October 14, 2020 post by Historic 07 District - Fort Wayne on Facebook.

Hurshtown Reservoir

A March 28, 1969 The Journal Gazette newspaper article discussing the building of the reservoir was posted September 8, 2017 by Hofer and Davis, Inc. Land Surveyors on Facebook.

Hutner Building

Built in 1990, 924 S. Calhoun Street. The present-day structure replaced an older unsalvageable building once home to Hutner’s Paris fine clothier. See Hutner Building history with photos and timeline on midtowncrossing.net.

Huxford House

520 Tennessee Avenue, Dr. Merchant Huxford House is a Greek Revial style built in the 1850s possibly with timbers still showing signs of whitewash from the last Fort Wayne built in 1815! Huxford was semi-retired when he built the house, dying in 1878. His property once included the land from what is now Lawton Park east to the St. Joseph River. He helped found the local Episcopal Church, the Allen County Agricultural Society and the Allen County Horticulture Society. See Merchant-Huxford House photos on ARCH Facebook page. Read the rest in Historic preservation group ARCH buys home with possible link to 1815's Fort Wayne by News-Sentinel staff reports September 12, 2013 in The News-Sentinel newspaper. History suitable for use ARCH plans new life for 1854 home by Rosa Salter Rodriguez May 11, 2014 in The Journal Gazette newspaper. The Fort Wayne City Council gave preliminary approval Tuesday night [July 15, 2014] to designating the historic Dr. Merchant W. Huxford House as a local historic district. Fort Wayne City Council gives preliminary approval to designating circa 1854 home as local historic district News-Sentinel staff reports was published July 16, 2014 in The News-Sentinel newspaper. Work progressing well on historic Huxford House by Kevin Kilbane was published February 13, 2016 on The News-Sentinel newspaper. Photos posted November 10, 2017 by ARCH ( Architecture and Community Heritage) on Facebook. The fort in the doctor’s house: using tree-ring growth patterns to discover historic Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA Christopher Baas, Taylor N. Davis & Darrin L. Rubino Received 14 Jan 2018, Accepted 21 Dec 2018, Published online: 01 Mar 2019 in Journal of Conflict Archaeology on Taylor Francis Online.

Hyde Brothers Books

Sam Hyde and brother Joel started the store in 1992. It has the largest science fiction collection in the state. Local Bookstore Gets a Nationwide Read by Eric Olson, 21Country Featured Reporterpublished February 13, 2017 on ABC WPTA21.com TV station. Over 20 photos posted and discussed September 8, 2017 on You are positively from Fort Wayne, if you remember... Archived group only visible to existing members on Facebook.

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