nthe nineteenth century the for the cause of women's suffrage, Holman Streets and she and her IHamilton family compound of she was also a philanthropist who family were founding members and ten acres included "The Old sponsored new church leaders of First Presbyterian House," residence of Emerine, "The development, including the first Church. White House," home of Edith and African-Amertcan congregation and Alice, and "The Red House" in made possible the establishment of ecause of its small numbers, which Agnes lived. the city's first free public library, Bthe Fort Wayne African named the Emerine Methodist Episcopal church was ".'-ithin the compound were a Hamilton Reading Room. unable to support a full time YY cow pasture and a yard minister or secure a church distinguished by its lilacs, roses, merine was a vice president of building. By 1869, however, the and ivy covered out buildings. Ethe Twelfth District Women's congregation exhibited sufficient Suffrage Association when Susan potential that a resident pastor was h.ethree granddaughters were B. Anthony addressed its annual assigned. When St. John's German Tnurtured in their pursuit of convention in 1887. At the Reformed Church proceeded to knowledge and understanding by National-American Convention of build a larger house of worship on their grandmother Emerine who 1890 tributes of respect were paid its property, the A.M.E. officers was by nature an enthusiastic to eleven people, friends and purchased the twenty-four-year old reader. She often gathered Edith, supporters of suffrage, who had frame church and moved it Alice, and Agnes together and read passed away that year. down Jefferson Street to a to them. Close family fl: Emerine J. Hamilton was lot donated by Emerine relationships were among those honored. Hamilton. This modest t important in the lives of the edifice was then renamed Turner women. A ssisting emerging Chapel A.M.E. Church . ..c:I.congregations in Fort Wayne merine Jane Holman was a special interest of Mrs. merine was dedicated to EHamilton was extraordinary. Hamilton. In 1867 she had Eeducational opportunity for Devotion to her "heavenly Father" furnished the funds to secure land her fellow citizens and from her and "stability of purpose" defined for a Presbyterian Sunday School own library collection started the the character of the seventeen mission (later to become Third city's first public reading room. year-old Emerine who arrived, as Presbyterian Church) on the This "room" was the forerunner of the bride of Allen Hamilton, in Fort northeast corner of Calhoun and the Allen County Public Library. Wayne, in 1827. A pioneer activist HAMILTON HAMILTON II Hamilton Sculpture Garden II SCULPTURE GARDEN SCULPTURE GARDEN HEADWATERS PARK FORT WAYNE, INDIANA earthe banks of the st. W*E IV~~ )! N. Mary's River in Headwaters Park on the East side of Clinton \~. Street is a gardenscape designed •4 and planted as a tribute to Emerine Hamilton.

Location Map not to scale his natural monument Festival Plaza celebrates her personal T 1810 - 1889 Superior Street elegance and her achievements. I EMERINE JANE HOLMAN HAMILTON !a a; Embracing a small plaza, in ~ . GARDENSCAPE which stand statues of The threefigures, granddaughters Edith, Alice, and For More Information: Headwaters Park Agnes, the garden symbolizes 260.425-5745] Edith Hamilton - Scholar, Emerine's values and virtues Davis, Lorraine H. and Mather, George R., "Emerine Jane Holman Hamilton", Old Fort News, Allen t AgnesHamilton - Settlement Worker, which have inspired her l County-Fort Wayne Historical Society, Volume 63, ,) AliceHamilton - Industrial Physician, Number I, 2000 descendants as well as those who Griswold, B. J., The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, now enjoy the garden's benefits. Indiana, Chicago, Robert O. Law Company, 1917 were sculpted by TonyFrudakis and Mather, George R., Frontier Faith, The Allen County- the plaza and gardenscape were Fort Wayne Historical Society, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1992 planned by Schaldach Design Group.

Pehlke, Thomas W., Pioneers Resting in Historic Lindenwood, Lindenwood Historical Foundation, 1989