Blackstone Building is a historic commercial building located in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was designed by noted Fort Wayne architect Charles R. Weatherhogg and built in 1927. It is a three-story, three-bay, Classical Revival style brick building. The front facade features panelled Ionic order pilasters topped by a modillion cornice and a shaped parapet. Its upper stories are clad in white terra cotta. The building originally housed the Blackstone Shop, an exclusive women's clothing store.[2]: 2
Blackstone Building | |
 Blackstone Building, July 2010 | |
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| Location | 112 W. Washington, Fort Wayne, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°4′22″N 85°8′1″W / 41.07278°N 85.13361°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Weatherhogg, Charles R. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 88001219[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 24, 1988 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Craig Leonard (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Blackstone Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.