Local coverage
Project conversations across Fort Wayne and Allen, DeKalb, Whitley, and Wells counties.
Coverage depends on independent provider availability. Each page below covers housing and site context for that Fort Wayne-area community.
New Haven
A canal-platted river town on the Maumee, incorporated in 1865, and that river-flat setting keeps groundwater high against basement walls through spring.
Local planning notes →Huntertown
Once called 'The Opening,' platted in 1869 after the railroad arrived; the older core sits on block foundations where lateral pressure shows as bowing.
Local planning notes →Leo-Cedarville
Twin mill villages on the St. Joseph River, merged in 1996, where riverside lots see water-table swings that drive most seepage.
Local planning notes →Grabill
A farming and lumber-mill community with deep agricultural drainage nearby, where field tile and yard grading often matter more than the wall itself.
Local planning notes →Woodburn
A Wabash Railroad stop platted in 1865, sitting on flat farmland where slow surface drainage keeps water standing against foundations.
Local planning notes →Auburn
DeKalb County's seat since 1837 and birthplace of the Duesenberg; its early-century homes have stone and block basements that predate any damp-proofing.
Local planning notes →Columbia City
Whitley County's seat since 1839, rebuilt around its 1888 courthouse, and housing from that era carries basements never designed to stay dry.
Local planning notes →Bluffton
Wells County's seat since 1838, named for the river bluffs above the Wabash, where slope delivers water toward the foundations below.
Local planning notes →