National Register of Historic Places

St. Vincent Villa Historic District

Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
Listed
June 9, 1994
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
94000587

About this property

St. Vincent Villa Historic District is a national historic district located at Fort Wayne, Indiana. The district encompasses nine contributing buildings and one contributing site associated with a Catholic orphanage. The buildings were constructed between 1932 and 1950–1951, and include notable examples of Mission Revival, Romanesque Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style institutional architecture. They include the Main Building (1932), four cottages (1932, 1951), the Boiler House (1932), and two bungalows (c. 1925). The property was sold by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend to the YWCA of Fort Wayne in the 1970s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. in 1978 the property was purchased by the Fort Wayne YWCA and housed the largest women's shelter in Indiana. The property was put up for sale in 2004 and purchased by Imagine Schools LLC and occupied by their charter school. It was later occupied by the Horizon Christian Academy. The property was purchased on February 26, 2019, by Wallen Baptist Church of Fort Wayne, Indiana as a place of worship, to be restored and honored for its place in the history of Fort Wayne.

Location

2000 N. Wells St.
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
41.09327, -85.14316

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Wells Street Bridge
Industrial
0.5 mi
Ninde-Mead-Farnsworth House
Industrial
0.8 mi
Brown, John, Stone Warehouse
Industrial
0.8 mi
Landing, The, Historic District
Listed
0.8 mi
Randall Building
Industrial
0.8 mi

Nearby Battles

Harmar's Defeat — Second Engagement (October 22, 1790)
1790Early Republic
0.3 mi
Battle of Kekionga (Harmar's Second Defeat)
1790Early Republic
0.8 mi

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When was St. Vincent Villa Historic District listed on the National Register?

St. Vincent Villa Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 9, 1994.

What type of historic resource is St. Vincent Villa Historic District?

St. Vincent Villa Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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