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Southeast Fort Wayne residents are hoping to save elementary school from demolition

The hope is to have the building standing until a developer picks it up, and with the help of a nonprofit called Arch Inc. they believe it can be restored.

Posted: Aug 7, 2020 11:14 PM

Updated: Aug 7, 2020 11:46 PM

Posted By: Jentill Neal

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) -- Louis C. Ward Elementary School has been standing on the corner of Oxford and Warsaw Streets for 100 years.

When it closed in 2017 neighbors hoped it could be turned into something for the community.

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They recently learned the district planned to demolish it.

The goal is to have the building standing until a developer picks it up, and with the help of a nonprofit called Arch Inc. they believe it can be restored.

On Friday neighbors demonstrated in front of the school asking that it be restored instead.

Krista Stockman with Fort Wayne Community Schools said plans are currently on hold for demolition.

FWCS officials will meet with community leaders, elected officials and ARCH to discuss the building later this month.

Indiana Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 578494

Reported Deaths: 9202

County	Cases	Deaths
Marion	79882	1282
Lake	43601	664
Allen	31380	537
Hamilton	27675	303
St. Joseph	26409	369
Elkhart	23873	336
Vanderburgh	18192	211
Tippecanoe	16999	116
Porter	14183	158
Johnson	14120	277
Hendricks	13560	236
Madison	10312	209
Vigo	10297	171
Clark	9952	128
Monroe	8933	105
Delaware	8638	129
LaPorte	8589	153
Kosciusko	7773	75
Howard	7712	136
Warrick	6249	90
Hancock	6219	95
Bartholomew	6160	94
Floyd	5971	105
Wayne	5811	155
Grant	5716	108
Dubois	5335	70
Boone	5231	67
Morgan	5014	85
Marshall	4870	84
Henry	4832	62
Cass	4649	59
Noble	4539	56
Dearborn	4433	43
Jackson	4101	45
Shelby	3943	76
Lawrence	3741	72
Clinton	3598	38
Gibson	3485	56
DeKalb	3330	63
Montgomery	3291	50
Knox	3233	39
Harrison	3172	42
Miami	3050	43
Steuben	3007	40
Adams	2916	35
Ripley	2871	45
Wabash	2863	45
Whitley	2863	24
Huntington	2787	57
Putnam	2780	46
Jasper	2749	33
White	2620	38
Daviess	2556	71
Jefferson	2427	38
Fayette	2392	48
Decatur	2373	82
Greene	2292	59
Posey	2256	26
Wells	2251	46
LaGrange	2220	61
Scott	2128	37
Clay	2124	32
Randolph	2049	40
Jennings	1886	35
Sullivan	1858	31
Spencer	1769	17
Fountain	1751	25
Washington	1702	16
Starke	1692	41
Jay	1605	21
Fulton	1568	29
Owen	1555	36
Carroll	1501	15
Orange	1463	33
Rush	1456	18
Vermillion	1416	33
Perry	1413	27
Franklin	1393	33
Parke	1271	8
Tipton	1262	32
Pike	1113	25
Blackford	1051	22
Pulaski	936	36
Newton	878	20
Brown	844	28
Benton	830	10
Crawford	722	9
Martin	680	13
Warren	642	7
Switzerland	603	5
Union	603	3
Ohio	454	7
Unassigned	0	372

Ohio Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 807293

Reported Deaths: 9990

County	Cases	Deaths
Franklin	95508	704
Cuyahoga	80262	964
Hamilton	59783	436
Montgomery	40858	396
Summit	32488	697
Lucas	29495	575
Butler	29100	225
Stark	24048	388
Warren	18471	135
Lorain	17563	207
Mahoning	16430	334
Lake	14941	134
Clermont	14703	103
Delaware	13495	74
Licking	12353	132
Trumbull	12096	297
Fairfield	11842	80
Greene	11338	132
Medina	10815	164
Clark	10334	261
Wood	9742	153
Allen	9355	126
Miami	8673	73
Portage	8628	104
Richland	8604	111
Marion	7231	112
Tuscarawas	6987	172
Columbiana	6922	124
Pickaway	6890	50
Wayne	6599	162
Muskingum	6489	39
Erie	5729	117
Hancock	5290	88
Ross	5182	87
Scioto	5087	53
Geauga	4699	55
Darke	4505	89
Ashtabula	4314	67
Union	4223	27
Mercer	4194	85
Lawrence	4170	51
Sandusky	4132	62
Auglaize	4070	59
Shelby	4046	21
Seneca	4043	54
Huron	3997	38
Jefferson	3915	65
Belmont	3781	40
Putnam	3593	70
Washington	3570	39
Athens	3546	9
Madison	3311	28
Knox	3290	22
Ashland	3225	38
Fulton	3190	43
Defiance	3114	76
Crawford	3067	69
Preble	3064	34
Brown	2896	17
Logan	2848	28
Ottawa	2755	34
Clinton	2727	41
Williams	2657	57
Highland	2556	18
Jackson	2507	43
Guernsey	2346	25
Champaign	2337	27
Fayette	2189	29
Morrow	2175	4
Holmes	2155	62
Perry	2153	17
Henry	2061	47
Hardin	2009	32
Coshocton	1945	17
Van Wert	1937	44
Wyandot	1869	48
Gallia	1862	26
Adams	1608	15
Pike	1601	16
Hocking	1574	23
Carroll	1432	16
Paulding	1375	21
Noble	1161	38
Meigs	990	21
Monroe	938	27
Harrison	842	8
Morgan	758	26
Vinton	640	13
Unassigned	0	0