John H. Bass Mansion
John H. Bass Mansion | |
Front of the house | |
| Location | 2701 Spring Street Fort Wayne, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°5′15″N 85°10′33″W / 41.08750°N 85.17583°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1902 |
| Architect | Wing & Mahurin |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000056 |
| Added to NRHP | June 2, 1982 |
The Bass Mansion, also known as Brookside, is an administrative building and historic structure at the University of Saint Francis located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The hand-carved, sandstone mansion was the private residence of industrialist John Henry Bass from 1902 to 1944. The Sisters of Saint Francis of Perpetual Adoration bought the home and more than 65 acres of surrounding landscape from the Bass family in 1944 and relocated their college. Since 1944, the mansion served as library and residence to the college.