Attractions Museums Historic Homes Galleries & Exhibits Theater Music Dance Photography Festivals Organizations & Clubs   SEARCH    FORT WAYNE LINKS   FW Newspapers   IPFW   Chamber of Commerce   FW Philharmonic   FW Museum of Arts   AC Public Library   FW Memorial Coliseum   FW International Airport   21 Alive WPTA   NE Indiana Public Radio   FW Children Zoo	Fort Wayne residents and have done a wonderful job of preserving many historical homes and neighborhoods. Get out of your car and take a good look at some of them during any of the numerous home and garden tours that happen throughout the year. You could find helpful information on the ARCH web site which is a local non-profit organization for historic preservation and community heritage. Photos of buildings in the Fort Wayne area taken by Stephen L. Parker can be found at AFW. Bass Mansion University of Saint Francis, 2701 Spring Street, Fort Wayne  (260) 432-3551 Housing the Saint Francis College library, the 19th century Bass Mansion features beautiful theme rooms. The Saint Francis Planetarium is also available for tours by appointment during the school year. J.Ross McCulloch Residence 334 East Berry Street, Fort Wayne Originally the home of J.Ross McCulloch, the grandson of Hugh McCulloch, who served as treasury secretary under President Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson and Chester Arthur. The young McCulloch was a banker and local community leader. The house is significant for its unique design. Not only is it a rare example of gothic revival architecture, the building was constructed as a duplex with two-story bays on each side of the front door, gabled dormers and ornamental, wrought-iron trim along the roof peak. The Kekoniga Club wants to restore the building into a Victorian-era setting for meetings, dinners and receptions. When the renovation is completed, the building will be available free of charge to charitable organizations and other group as meeting space. If you are interested in donating money or time to the restoration of the J.Ross McCulloch house, call Bob Connolly (260) 423-3343. (Source: News-Sentinel) Richardville House (1827) 5705 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne  (260) 426-2882 The 1827-built home of Miami Chief Jean Baptiste de Richardville is open to the public on the first Saturday of each month from May until November, presenting a variety of programs that celebrate Miami culture and tradition. Visitors may tour the interior of the house, view the large safe in which he stored his wealth estimated to be $23 million (in today's currency) at the time of his death, and learn more about the rich Native American history of this area. Today his house is recognized as the oldest Native American dwelling in the Midwest and the first Greek Revivl style house in Indiana.  Recently restored, the site affords visitors an opportunity to truly walk in the footsteps of history. South Wayne Historic District roughly bounded by W. Wildwood Ave., S. Wayne Ave., Packard Ave. and Beaver Ave. "Notable as a neighborhood which illustrates the expansion of Fort Wayne in the early 20th century and for its outstanding collection or early 20th century domestic architecture, the South Wayne Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1992." Swinney, Thomas W., House 1424 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Fort Wayne  (260) 424-7212. The homestead includes the 1844 Swinney House, the 1849 log cabin and the herb garden. The house combines Federalist architecture with the Victorian-Italianate style. Group tours are available by appointment. West Central Historic District roughly bounded by Main, Webster, Jefferson, Broadway, Jones, and St. Mary's River, Fort Wayne. Began to develop as a residential area during the canal era of the 1830's. The homes represent virtually all architectural styles popular between 1830 and 1950. The West Central neighborhood was listed on the National Register of historic Places as the West End Historic District in 1984. A portion of the neighborhood received local designation shortly thereafter and was expanded in 1985. Williams--Woodland Park Historic District roughly bounded by Hoagland and Creighton Avenues and Harrison and Pontiac Streets, Fort Wayne. Nearly 70 per cent of the homes were constructed between 1900 and 1915 with Queen Anne and Colonial Revival being the dominant architectural style. The district is distinctive because of the uniform character of the homes in addition to the park-like setting. The Williams-Woodland Park Local Historic District was established in 1985, and a slightly modified area was listed on the National Register in 1991.