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The front garden at the c. 1841 Alexander Rankin House is in full bloom! Historic species and plan designed by Tom Cain, Don Orban, and Angie Quinn, and lovingly cared for by Arline Nation. This is a bright oasis in the middle of the busy Lafayette Street corridor. Thank you!!

We're stabilizing the joists supporting the second floor at our historic 1841 Alexander Rankin House. Cool find in the demo process is that the joists were sistered together, likely a very long time ago, with traditional wood peg joinery. So cool!!

Want to WIN a pair of tickets to the ARCH, Home and Garden Tour of Historic Southwood Park?

Historic Southwood Park will pick the name of a person who SHARES one of our Home Tour posts on their social media and invites someone go on the home tour with them. Who would YOU take?

What an awesome outdoor room! Want to see more like THIS? Come to the tour!

The ARCH, Inc. Home and Garden Tour of Historic Southwood Park is June 20, 2026 from 10 to 4. Come walk through nine unique homes and gardens in one of Fort Wayne's most outstanding neighborhoods. Historic Southwood Park hosts the tour only once a decade, so don't miss it!

Name will be drawn and notified by Messenger on Tuesday, June 16. Ticket sale details in the comments below.