John Claus Peters House


The John Claus Peters House is a historic home at 832 West Wayne Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1980. It is part of Fort Wayne's West End Historic District. It was built in 1885 for Mary and John Claus Peters who had seven children. John Wing designed the Queen Anne style house. It has eight fireplaces.
J.C. Peters was born in Fort Wayne in 1848 and was the grandfather of actress Carole Lombard. His business's included Horton Washing Machine Company, the Wayne Hotel, Indiana Road Machine Co., and Peters Hardware.