An aerial view of the Electric Works site in Fort Wayne. Photo by Ancora Partners.

News Release

FORT WAYNE — Electric Works in downtown Fort Wayne has officially been designated a Historical District by the National Parks Service due to it previously being General Electric.

The lead director of Electric Works and chief connectivity officer for Ancora, Jeff Kingsbury said, ““The former GE campus was an economic engine for Fort Wayne for over a century, where pioneering inventors developed new technologies that launched legacy companies we still know today. We celebrate that history, but it’s more than nostalgia. Electric Works is about creating a place that inspires a new generation of innovators and entrepreneurs for the next 100 years. We appreciate the role the City of Fort Wayne, the State Historic Preservation Office, ARCH, Indiana Landmarks, and the National Park Service played in securing this important designation.”

Given this classification, Electric Works is now the biggest historic reuse project to receive this.

Now, they will now receive the federal historic tax credit which will be crucial in financing the revitalization for the West Campus of Electric Works and future renovations, Kingsbury noted.