Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“Fisher West Farm is a historic home and farm located in Perry Township, Allen County, Indiana. The farmhouse was built about 1860, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick dwelling.”
Wikipedia article Fisher West Farm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 81 National Register listings published here for Allen County · listed in 1985 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The chapter on Perry Township in History of Allen County, Indiana., published 1880 names Huntertown. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
Benjamin and Amasiah Parker came from Jefferson County, N. \ ., in the spring of 1834, and were prominent movers in many of the public improvements subsequently inaugurated in the township. In the same season, Ephraim H. Dunten, Jr., located near the present site of Huntertown, where he erected a building in which he kept the first tavern in the township. Subsequently, he removed to Fort Wayne, where he was engaged in business for a short time. Returning to Perry Township, he made it his home until 1854. when he fell a victim to cholera, and died.
Passage source: History of Allen County, Indiana., published 1880.
William T. Hunter came in 1837, and purchased the tract of land upon which the^illage of Huntertown is now located. lie has done much toward the improvement of the township, and is universally respected by his neighbors. He now resides at Huntertown.
Passage source: History of Allen County, Indiana., published 1880.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Perry Township - 6,446 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Fisher West Farm: 6 producers, 1 past producer, 1 plant. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brudi Pit 4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Canyon Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hixon Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Indian Springs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lampe Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Midwest Plant No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Plant Number 7 N | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sheets Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Huntertown, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 14 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 1 flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntertown | 2 hurt, $3,000,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down within a 5 by 6 block area on the western side of Huntertown. Several buildings damaged...including two businesses and one home which were destroyed. An additional 21 homes sustained minor to moderate damage. State of emergency declared. |
| June 2022 | Lightning | Huntertown | $40,000 | Local fire officials reported lightning struck a house on the 1200 block of Harvest Bay Drive. Damage was caused to the attic of the house as well as the loss of the garage. No injuries were reported. Damage is estimated at $40,000. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntertown | $5,000 | Tree down on Coldwater road. Additional trees down in this area. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntertown | $5,000 | A tree fell onto a garage with the spotter estimating 60 mph winds. Damage is estimated at $5,000. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntertown | $2,000 | ABC21 reported that a large tree limb was down on power lines. About 800 customers were without power. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntertown | $1,000 | A fire department reported a large tree down blocking the road. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntertown | - | Tree damage was reported via mPING. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntertown | - | Damage to trees was reported via mPING. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntertown | - | Emergency management officials reported a five foot diameter tree was blown down. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntertown | - | The public reported a large tree down onto a local roadway. |
| July 2015 | Flood | Huntertown | - | Flooding of creeks reported in Huntertown. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntertown | - | Law enforcement officials reported several trees, tree limbs and power lines down in the northern part of the county, especially the Huntertown area. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntertown | - | Law enforcement officials reported several trees, tree limbs and power lines down in the northern part of the county, especially the Huntertown area. |
| June 2002 | Hail | Huntertown | - | A trained spotter reported nickel size hail in Huntertown. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntertown | - | Trees down. |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntertown | - | A few trees were reported blown down. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Huntertown | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Huntertown | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Huntertown | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Huntertown | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Huntertown | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Huntertown | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Huntertown | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Huntertown | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Huntertown | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntertown | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dutch Ridge Historic District | 3.0 miles | 1995 |
 | Brookview-Irvington Park Historic District | 7.4 miles | 2011 |
 | Smith Field | 7.5 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85001193 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Allen County | All 81 listed properties in this county. |
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