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Fairfield Manor

Coordinates: 41°3′50″N 85°8′41″W / 41.06389°N 85.14472°W / 41.06389; -85.14472
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Fairfield Manor
Fairfield Manor, April 2011
Fairfield Manor is located in Indiana
Fairfield Manor
Fairfield Manor is located in the United States
Fairfield Manor
Location2301 Fairfield Ave., Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinates41°3′50″N 85°8′41″W / 41.06389°N 85.14472°W / 41.06389; -85.14472
Arealess than one acre
Built1927 (1927)-1928
ArchitectWeatherhogg, Charles R.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.83000047[1]
Added to NRHPJune 16, 1983

Fairfield Manor, also known as the Fairfield Manor Apartments, is a historic apartment building located one mile south of downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was designed by noted Fort Wayne architect Charles R. Weatherhogg. It is a seven-story plus basement, rectangular, Colonial Revival style brick building with a slight "bar-bell" form. It has American Craftsman and interior Art Deco design elements. The building measures 68 feet by 190 feet.[2]: 2 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Fairfield Manor closed in 1957 due to 15 deaths in the building.(SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-07-01. Note: This includes George D. Morrison (July 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fairfield Manor" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.