Samuel Leeper Jr. House

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Samuel Leeper Jr. House
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Samuel Leeper Jr. House, July 2012
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Location113 W. North Shore Dr., South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates 41°41′20″N86°15′3″W / 41.68889°N 86.25083°W / 41.68889; -86.25083 Coordinates: 41°41′20″N86°15′3″W / 41.68889°N 86.25083°W / 41.68889; -86.25083
Arealess than one acre
Built1888 (1888)
Built byLeeper, Samuel, Jr.
NRHP reference No. 85000600 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 1985

Samuel Leeper Jr. House, also known as the Leeper-Kline House, [2] is a historic home located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built in 1888, and is a two-story, vernacular brick dwelling with rear additions. It has a gable roof and features a wraparound porch supported by nine round Doric order columns. [3] :2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Historic of Samuel Leeper Jr. House On the St. Joseph County Public Library".
  3. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01.Note: This includes Gerald and Martha Kline and Geoffrey Huys (October 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Samuel Leeper Jr. House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs