{"id":128769,"date":"2026-02-19T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T13:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=128769"},"modified":"2026-02-18T09:54:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:54:57","slug":"acpl-free-lecture-from-hollywood-to-fort-wayne-paul-revere-williams-architect-to-the-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2026\/02\/19\/acpl-free-lecture-from-hollywood-to-fort-wayne-paul-revere-williams-architect-to-the-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"ACPL free lecture: From Hollywood to Fort Wayne: Paul Revere Williams \u201cArchitect to the Stars\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t20260221-ACPL-full.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"617\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-128771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t20260221-ACPL-full.jpg 617w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t20260221-ACPL-full-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t20260221-ACPL-full-324x420.jpg 324w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t20260221-ACPL-full-150x194.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/t20260221-ACPL-full-300x389.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Learn how three human stories connect with history, architecture and a shared aesthetic vision.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Allen County Public Library news release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>From Hollywood to Fort Wayne: Paul Revere Williams \u201cArchitect to the Stars\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>FREE PUBLIC Lecture on Saturday, February 21 at the ACPL Genealogy Center<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (February 19, 2026) &#8211; Learn how three human stories connect with history, architecture and a shared aesthetic vision. Paul Revere Williams &#8211; African American &#8220;Architect to the Stars&#8221; in Los Angeles, CA. E. L. Cord &#8211; Founder, Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobiles in Auburn, IN. Dr. Theodore &#038; Beatrice Borders &#8211; Prominent African American Physician and his wife in Fort Wayne, IN.<\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne has the only home in Indiana designed by African American Architect to the Stars&#8221; Paul Revere Williams. Learn about Williams\u2019 national impact, local Black history and efforts to preserve Black landmarks in Fort Wayne.<\/p>\n<p>This lecture is presented in partnership between the Indiana Landmarks Black Heritage Preservation Program\/Fort Wayne Committee (IL BHPP), Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, African American Genealogical Society of Fort Wayne (AAGSFW), ARCH Inc., and the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/acpl\/95756.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Rock the Plaza on the east side of the Allen County Public Library&#039;s Main Branch. 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