The McColloch-Weatherhogg Double House, also known as the J. Ross McCulloch House, is a historic residential building constructed in 1883 in the Victorian Gothic Revival style at 334-336 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne, Indiana. The building is now the home of United Way of Allen County and was listed on the

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on December 7, 2001. The house was built for banker Charles McCulloch, whose father

Hugh McCulloch Hugh McCulloch (December 7, 1808 – May 24, 1895) was an American financier who played a central role in financing the American Civil War. He served two non-consecutive terms as U.S. Treasury Secretary under three presidents. He was originally ...

was Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents

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and

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. Thomas J. Tolan is believed to have been the building's architect. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs Charles' sons John Ross McCulloch and Frederick McCulloch eventually lived on both sides of the house. It was also the residence of prominent local architect

Charles R. Weatherhogg Charles R. Weatherhogg (1872 – October 15, 1937) was an American architect from Fort Wayne, Indiana.National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational propertie ...

.Building Excellence
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Fort Wayne, Indiana Gothic Revival architecture in Indiana Houses completed in 1881 Houses in Fort Wayne, Indiana 1881 establishments in Indiana {{AllenCountyIN-NRHP-stub

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