Brookview Civic in Fort Wayne in Allen County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Craigville Depot

Built c. 1879

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, 2023

1. Craigville Depot Marker

Inscription.
Craigville Depot
Built c. 1879
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Erected by United States Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 41° 5.045′ N, 85° 8.636′ W. Marker is in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Allen County. It is in Brookview Civic. It can be reached from Cass Street near Wells Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located at Pufferbelly Junction. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1010 Cass Street, Fort Wayne IN 46808, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Concrete Restoration Walls (approx. 0.2 miles away); Headwaters Park (approx. ¼ mile away); The Canal House (approx. ¼ mile away); Flood Retention Walls (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Headwaters Park (approx. ¼ mile away); Fort Wayne Historic District (approx. ¼ mile away); Early Effort To Build A Park (approx. ¼ mile away); Columbia Street (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Wayne.

Also see . . . Craigville Depot NRHP Nomination Form. Excerpt:The structure was restored and painted the approximate original colors of dark cream with dark brown and red trim. The interior has been painted in appropriate colors, as original colors could

not be determined. The building is heated by two coal stoves; the chimney has been rebuilt. There is no plumbing. The building has been wired for electricity.

The depot faced north on its original site and faced mainline tracks, with a road about 60 yards to the north.

Portions of the roof and some of the siding were deteriorated badly before restoration, but the building

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, December 29, 2023

2. Craigville Depot Marker

Marker is just right of the wood door under the roof.

and its trim are unaltered from its original construction, c.a. 1879.

The depot is a wood frame building, 16 feet wide and 32 feet long, and 16 feet, 6 inches high above the sill. It has a windowed bay for the telegrapher-dispatcher extending 3 feet to the front of the building and approximately in the center. The bay has a gabled roof with elaborate ornamentation of an arch and beams with turned ball ends. The gable ends of the building also had arches with beam and ball ornamentation which deteriorated and disappeared, but will be restored. The depot has a prominent, 4 foot overhang on all sides. It is comprised of three rooms—the 10 foot by 16 foot passenger/waiting room to the right, the 8 foot by 16 foot telegrapher-dispatcher ticket office in the center, and the 14 foot by 16 foot baggage roomto the left with a sliding door at both front and rear. Both the waiting room and office have walls and ceilings of 3 1/2" x 1/2“ tongue and groove with beaded edge. There is a wainscot rail at window sill height in the passenger room, and a ticket window and low baggage door between the waiting room and the office. The ceilings are 11

Craigville Depot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, December 29, 2023

3. Craigville Depot

feet high. The baggage room has 6" x 3/4" tongue and groove siding to the height of the door opening. The building was not wired for electricity until recently. The only heat was provided by coal and wood burning stoves in the office or waiting room piped to a central chimney which was deteriorated and collapsed. The waiting room has 6 foot tall windows in the front, side,and rear, along with an entrance next to the dis patcher's bay. A door at the rear connects the waiting room and the office. (Submitted on January 14, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 536 times since then and 148 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 14, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.