Blackstone Building
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![]() Blackstone Building, July 2010
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Location | 112 W. Washington, Fort Wayne, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 41°4′22″N 85°8′1″W / 41.07278°N 85.13361°WCoordinates: 41°4′22″N 85°8′1″W / 41.07278°N 85.13361°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1927 |
Architect | Weatherhogg, Charles R. |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP Reference # | 88001219 |
Added to NRHP | August 24, 1988 |
Blackstone Building is a historic commercial building located in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was designed by noted Fort Wayne architect Charles R. Weatherhogg and built in 1927. It is a three-story, three bay, Classical Revival style brick building. The front facade features panelled Ionic order pilasters topped by a modillion cornice and a shaped parapet. It's upper stories are clad in white terra cotta. The building originally housed the Blackstone Shop, an exclusive women's clothing store.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.