Thomas W. Swinney House


Thomas W. Swinney House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Thomas W. Swinney House
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Location	1424 W. Jefferson St., Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinates	41°4′24″N 85°9′27″W / 41.07333°N 85.15750°W / 41.07333; -85.15750Coordinates: 41°4′24″N 85°9′27″W / 41.07333°N 85.15750°W / 41.07333; -85.15750
Area	less than one acre
Built	1844 (1844)-1845, 1885
Architectural style	Late Victorian, Eastlake porch
NRHP Reference #	81000026^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 27, 1981

Thomas W. Swinney House, also known as The Swinney Homestead, is a historic home located at Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was built in 1844-1845 as a 1 1/2-story brick and limestone structure. It was enlarged with a 2 1/2-story, square, Late Victorian style brick wing about 1885. It features an Eastlake Movement front porch. It was built by Thomas J. Swinney, a pioneer settler of Allen County and prominent Fort Wayne businessman. The house and land for Swinney Park were passed to the city of Fort Wayne in 1922.^[2]^:2–3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.^[1] It is located in the Fort Wayne Park and Boulevard System Historic District.

Side view

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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 Raon Meitz; Bett McDermott; Lois Snouffer & Helen Robinson (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thomas W. Swinney House" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.

External links

Swinney Park
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. IN-24-6, "Swinney House, Swinney Park & Jefferson Street, Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN", 3 photos, 11 measured drawings, 3 data pages

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