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“maintaining a collection of more than 26,000 artifacts”
The History Center is home to the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society, its museum and collections. When formed in 1921, the society's assets were few, consisting of some historical relics that had been preserved by the Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Today it maintains a collection of more than 26,000 artifacts, photographs and documents representing the history of Fort Wayne and Allen County. The largest of these is the very building in which the society has resided since 1980--the 1893 City Hall building designed by Fort Wayne architects John F. Wing and Marshall S. Mahurin. The History Center also oversees the historic Barr Street Market (adjacent to the building), the oldest public space in Fort Wayne, dating back to 1837, and the 1827 home of Miami Chief Jean Baptiste de Richardville.
Interesting and cozy museum with a lot of Fort Wayne history. There are six areas, being one of them the Gingerbread festival with tenths of participants in several categories. Very interesting... Read more
It's crazy that this is the first review for the awesome History Center. It's been a part of the downtown Fort Wayne landscape for as long as I can remember. I attend the annual Festival of... Read more
My wife and I recently had our wedding reception at the Barr Street Market, hosted by the Fort Wayne History Center. The review gets 3 stars because it was gorgeous and we had a blast and was... Read more
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