National Historic Landmark · county courthouse · Fort Wayne, Indiana

Allen County Courthouse

Building in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1976Beaux-Arts
Allen County Court House, Fort Wayne, Indiana (75172)Allen County Courthouse, 715 South Calhoun Street (Fort Wayne, Ind.) - DPLA - 4f70160702f9d8f7d9c7cfaa6cca9da6Allen County Courthouse, 715 South Calhoun Street, 1997 (Fort Wayne, Ind.) - DPLA - 090fc93c20c3ac68b33e641fae699134Allen County Courthouse, 715 South Calhoun Street, 1997 (Fort Wayne, Ind.) - DPLA - c0f1c2df03076a0e5444867eb1a56bd4
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Allen County Courthouse (Indiana)

The Allen County Courthouse is located at the block surrounded by Clinton/Calhoun/Main/Berry Streets in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, the county seat of Allen County. Built between 1897 and 1902, it is a nationally significant example of Beaux-Arts architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and was designated a National Historic Landmark on July 31, 2003.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address715 S. Calhoun St, Fort Wayne, IN
CountyAllen County
ListedMay 28, 1976
Reference number76000031
Type of placecounty courthouse
StyleBeaux-Arts
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address715 S. Calhoun St, Fort Wayne, IN
Coordinates41.07983, -85.13935 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park · 104 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76000031. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.