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In 2000, the building was named to honor E. Ross Adair, a Republican congressman from Indiana's Fourth District. Adair, who was born in Fort Wayne in 1907 and died there in 1983, served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was ambassador to Ethiopia from 1971-1974. He was in private legal practice at the time of his death. [2]
Fort Wayne Performing Arts Theatre: November 25, 2024 : 303 East Main Street: Fort Wayne: Now known as the Arts United Center 26: Fort Wayne Printing Company Building: Fort Wayne Printing Company Building: August 24, 1988
The Fort Wayne Old City Hall Building in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana operates as a museum known as The History Center, and has served as headquarters for the Allen County–Fort Wayne Historical Society since 1980. The Richardsonian Romanesque style sandstone building was designed by the architectural firm Wing & Mahurin and built in
It was designed to be a bank and office building. [2] [3] The developer was also an Oklahoma company, Kelly Marshall & Associates. [2] The office building previously stood as Fort Wayne's tallest building for 12 years (1970–1982) before being surpassed by the Indiana Michigan Power Center. [1]
It was built in 1852, and is a two-story, three-bay, gable front stone building. The building measures 22 feet wide and 50 feet deep. It was built by John Brown out of salvage and "waste" materials from his business as stone merchant and mason. It is the oldest commercial building in Fort Wayne and has been renovated to house offices. [2]: 5, 6
However, a 2004 legislative change raised the population threshold for first-class status from 250,000 to 600,000, which ensured Indianapolis' status as the only first class city in Indiana. [197] Fort Wayne's E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse houses the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, which ...
Skyline of Fort Wayne (2014). From 1930–1962, Fort Wayne, Indiana, was home to the tallest building in Indiana—the Lincoln Bank Tower.Today, the tallest building in the city is the 27-story Indiana Michigan Power Center, which rises 442 feet (135 m) and was completed in 1982.
The district encompasses 18 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the central business district of Fort Wayne. The area was developed between about 1868 and 1943, and includes notable examples of Renaissance Revival , Romanesque Revival , and Italianate style commercial architecture.