The News-Sentinel Building

The News-Sentinel Building was constructed in 1925 by Oscar Foellinger, the publisher of the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. , The News Sentinel traces its history to the first newspaper in Fort Wayne, The Sentinel, which began publication as a weekly on July 6, 1833. The first editor of this Democratic newspaper was Thomas Tigar, an Englishman who established the original press for the newspaper on West Columbia Street. On January 1, 1861, The Sentinel became a daily newspaper (while still publishing a weekly edition) and later merged with the Dawson Times to become he Times and Sentinel. Under new ownership in 1866, the newspaper was known as The Democrat until 1873 when the name was changed back to The Sentinel. , The Fort Wayne Daily News was first published in 1874 as a Republican newspaper that emphasized local news. Known as “the people's paper,” the Daily News was a financial success at the turn of the century and in 1917 purchased The Sentinel. The new company issued the first edition of the Fort Wayne News- Sentinel on January 1, 1918. , In 1920 Oscar Foellinger assumed control of The News-Sentinel, which became a leading voice for Republican politics in the region; upon his death in 1936, his daughter, Helene Foellinger, became publisher and remained active in publishing until her death in 1987. , In 1950 The News-Sentinel entered into a joint operating agreement with the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette to share common printing and the business activities, and in 1958 both newspapers began publishing from a new facility at 600 West Main Street. , Since 1958 the News-Sentinel Building has been known as the Foellinger Center and has served 25 the headquarters of the United Way of Fort Wayne and other not-for-profit organizations. , The Sentinel Building, located on Calhoun Street, as it appeared in 1880. (T. B. Helm, History of Allen County Indiana, 1880, p.107). , Presented by the Journal-Gazette Foundation , For more information, contact: Arch an organization for historic preservation