Under $75K Thursday - c.1867 Historic Gothic Revival Home For Sale in Fort Wayne, IN

413 W Dewald St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802. $99,900 Reduced to $75,000 Off Market

c.1867 Historic Home For Sale in Fort Wayne, IN Under $100K

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First Owners

The Crosby house was built by Grace E. Crosby’s parents c.1867. It remained in the family until her death. George and Naomi Crosby purchased the lot in Tyler’s Addition from Mary Rockhill Tyler in the 1860s. They were parents of three children; William, Mabel, and Grace, born in 1874. George Crosby worked as a machinist for the Wabash Railroad. Grace Crosby’s sister Mable had a career as a school teacher. Neither Mable nor Grace ever married, living in the home with their mother until her death in 1929. The sisters inherited the home and both remained in the home until their deaths.

Second Owners

The house was purchased from Grace Crosby’s estate by Maria and Joseph Blasko. The Blaskos were immigrants from Hungary. They came to Fort Wayne in 1959 in a refugee resettlement program, after spending several years in a refugee camp in Austria. They had fled Hungary during the 1956 Revolution. In 1962, Maria’s son, Steve Tibor Nagy, was engaged to Siegrid Tagtmeyer, a distant cousin of Grace Crosby. Through this family connection, the Blaskos knew that the home was to be sold with all its contents. (Siegrid and Steve T. Nagy were married in the back yard of 413 West DeWald in 1963.) Maria Blasko left the Grace E. Crosby House to her grandson, Steven Joseph Nagy, the current owner.

3bed
1.5bath
2,080sqft
6,347sqft lot

Build Date 1867

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Contact:Duane Miller with Duane Miller Real Estate

REALTOR COMMENTS

Own THE 1867 HISTORIC GRACE CROSBY HOUSE! | Historic District Home of Ft Wayne’s First Female Architect A true HISTORIC HOME SURVIVOR of the Gothic Revival Architectural Style! An unspoiled diamond in the rough… a clean slate ready for your restoration vision! 2080 Square Feet, 3-5 Bedrooms (Depending on how you remodel/restore) 2 Baths 1867 2-Owner Home in the Gothic Revival in Survivor Condition with Mechanical Updates, ready for restoration and/or remodel The facade’s Craftsmanship & Detail hints to the Century Charm & Architectural Details throughout! Imagine daily life immersed in the richness of Fort Wayne History and Architectural Significance! Full History of House & Biography of Grace Crosby attached to the listing and available upon request.