Editing Fort Wayne, Indiana (section)

====Architecture====
{{See also|List of tallest buildings in Fort Wayne}}
[[File:City Hall Ft W IN 1.jpg|thumb|[[Fort Wayne Old City Hall Building|Old City Hall]]]]

During the 19th century, Fort Wayne was dominated by [[Greek Revival architecture|Greek Revival]], [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]], and [[Italianate architecture]]. Examples of Greek Revival architecture remain in the city, with one being the [[Richardville House]] (1827), a [[National Historic Landmark]]. [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] and [[Gothic Revival]] architecture can be found in some of the city's most prominent churches, including Trinity English Lutheran Church (1846), [[Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne|Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception]] (1860), [[Trinity Episcopal Church (Fort Wayne, Indiana)|Trinity Episcopal Church]] (1865), and [[Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church]] (1889).<ref name="Architecture">{{cite web |url=http://www.fwcommunitydevelopment.org/images/historic_preservation/docs/CP_HP_FW_Architectural_Styles.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323084456/http://fwcommunitydevelopment.org/images/historic_preservation/docs/CP_HP_FW_Architectural_Styles.pdf |archive-date=March 23, 2015 |url-status=live |title=Architectural Styles |publisher=City of Fort Wayne |access-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref>

Popular early 20th century architectural styles found in the city include [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne]], [[Richardsonian Romanesque]], [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]], [[Colonial Revival]], [[Dutch Colonial Revival]], [[Tudor Revival]], [[Prairie School|Prairie]], [[American Craftsman]], [[American Foursquare]], and [[Art Deco]]. Richardsonian Romanesque buildings include [[Fort Wayne Old City Hall Building|Fort Wayne City Hall]] (1893) and [[John H. Bass Mansion]] (1902), each designed by [[Wing & Mahurin]]. Notable examples of Neoclassical architecture include the [[Masonic Temple (Fort Wayne, Indiana)|Masonic Temple]] (1926) and [[North Side High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)|North Side High School]] (1927). [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]], an architectural style closely related to Neoclassical, gained popularity during the [[City Beautiful movement]] of the 1890s and early 1900s, which is reflected in the [[Allen County Courthouse (Indiana)|Allen County Courthouse]] (1902).<ref name="Architecture"/>

The [[Pennsylvania Railroad Station (Fort Wayne, Indiana)|Pennsylvania Railroad Station]], also known as Baker Street Station (1914), was designed in American Craftsman style. At {{convert|312|ft|m|0}}, the Art Deco-style [[Lincoln Bank Tower]] was Fort Wayne's first high-rise and Indiana's tallest building from 1930 to 1962.<ref name="Architecture"/> The [[E. Ross Adair Federal Building and United States Courthouse]] (1932) is another example of Art Deco architecture. [[Williams–Woodland Park Historic District]] includes examples of Queen Anne and Colonial Revival residential homes,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fortwaynemonthly.fortwayne.com/?q=article/neighborhood-associations |title=Williams Woodland Park Historic District |publisher=City of Fort Wayne |access-date=July 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216033249/http://fortwaynemonthly.fortwayne.com/?q=article%2Fneighborhood-associations |archive-date=December 16, 2014}}</ref> while the [[Forest Park Boulevard Historic District]] includes Tudor Revival homes.<ref name="Architecture"/>

[[File:Calhounstreetindaylight.jpg|thumb|Calhoun Street facing south in downtown Fort Wayne]]

[[Modern architecture|Modern]] and [[Postmodern architecture]] can be found in buildings constructed during the second half of the 20th century in Fort Wayne. The [[John D. Haynes House]] (1952) was designed by [[Frank Lloyd Wright]], while the campus of [[Concordia Theological Seminary]] (1953) was designed by [[Eero Saarinen]]. Postmodern architect [[Michael Graves]]' first commissions were built in the city, including Hanselmann House (1967) and [[Snyderman House]] (1972, now demolished).<ref>{{cite news |first=Cindy |last=Larson |date=May 14, 2011 |url=http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110514/NEWS/105140336 |title=Live inside a work of art |work=The News-Sentinel |access-date=July 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313011516/http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20110514%2FNEWS%2F105140336 |archive-date=March 13, 2014}}</ref> [[Louis Kahn]]'s design for the [[Arts United Center]] (1973) was inspired by a violin and its case.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artsunited.org/the-arts-campus/au-center/ |title=Arts United Center |access-date=July 29, 2013 |archive-date=October 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022104759/http://www.artsunited.org/the-arts-campus/au-center/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Other notable buildings include [[Indiana Michigan Power Center]] (1982), the tallest building in the city and tallest building in Indiana outside of Indianapolis, at {{convert|442|ft|m|0}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=One Summit Square |url=http://www.emporis.com/building/one-summit-square-fort-wayne-in-usa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020164534/http://www.emporis.com/building/one-summit-square-fort-wayne-in-usa |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |access-date=July 29, 2013 |publisher=Emporis.com}}</ref>

The 1970s characterized an era in Fort Wayne that saw substantial changes to the downtown area in accommodation of increasing [[suburbanization]] and [[urban sprawl]] that began in the city during the early 1950s,<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us - Fort Wayne Community Development |url=https://www.fwcommunitydevelopment.org/planning/about-us |access-date=April 11, 2023 |website=www.fwcommunitydevelopment.org}}</ref> of which resulted in the demolition of several prominent and historical buildings and homes around the downtown area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History Journal: Pieces of Fort Wayne's past |url=https://www.journalgazette.net/living/history-journal/history-journal-indexed-by-decade/article_36723f66-928e-546b-b7e2-e0e67a1f969c.html |access-date=April 11, 2023 |website=Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |date=January 26, 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gazette |first=Corey McMaken {{!}} The Journal |title=Jan. 13, 1974: Explosive demolition of Van Orman Hotel |url=https://www.journalgazette.net/living/history-journal/jan-13-1974-explosive-demolition-of-van-orman-hotel/article_721a8022-8160-11ed-a6cd-630c54230dcd.html |access-date=April 11, 2023 |website=Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |date=July 25, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> This included several hotels, such as the historic thirteen-floor Hotel Anthony.<ref>{{Cite web |title=News-Sentinel.com |url=http://egen.fortwayne.com/ns/projects/history/scapes46.php |access-date=April 11, 2023 |website=egen.fortwayne.com}}</ref> Most of which, were demolished for [[Parking lot|surface-level parking lots]]. One example was the Ewing Homestead, built by William Ewing in 1838, it once stood at the northwest corner of Berry Street:<blockquote>This three-story brick mansion was one of the finest examples of [[Greek Revival architecture]] in Fort Wayne until it was destroyed in 1970 to make way for a parking lot.<ref>{{Cite web |title=More People: Suburbanization, not Studebaker |url=https://westsb.com/features/morepeople-two |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=West.SB |date=August 11, 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref></blockquote>