| Fort Wayne Planning Department: Historic Preservation Fort Wayne Planning Department Historic Resources Local Historic Districts Historic Preservation Review Board ... Other Links The cultural and historic resources in the Fort Wayne Cultural Resources Inventory are identified according to property type, which usually reflects the original use, such as house, commercial building, bridge, cemetery, etc. When historic names are known, such as the original or early homeowner (e.g. Thurman Sparkman House) or original names of public, institutional, or commercial properties (e.g. Fairfield Manor), they are included. Houses and buildings in the report are also identified according to folk (or vernacular) form, or academic architectural style. Folk houses and buildings are those built by carpenters and builders who lack specific architectural training, but instead follow standards for design and construction based on ethnic heritage, local standards, or tradition. Most folk house types and forms can be traced to European sources. In folk and vernacular structures, the intended function often dictates the design, size, shape, and methods and materials of construction. Folk building traditions can be passed from generation to generation for centuries with little or no change in appearance. Few purely folk buildings remain in Fort Wayne. Academic architecture (or architect-designed houses and buildings) is quite different, in that buildings are designed by trained professionals who work to follow or even set national and international architectural trends. Considerations of style and aesthetics are as important as function, with the goal as a balance of all elements. Because the emphasis on style and fashion is so great, architectural styles grow in popularity, evolve, and fade over time. Often, early examples of a style are quite different from late examples. | |
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