Charles McCormick Building

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Charles McCormick Building
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Charles McCormick Building, July 2012
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Location526-532 E. Colfax Ave., South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates 41°40′40″N86°14′36″W / 41.67778°N 86.24333°W / 41.67778; -86.24333 Coordinates: 41°40′40″N86°14′36″W / 41.67778°N 86.24333°W / 41.67778; -86.24333
Arealess than one acre
Built1904 (1904)
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
MPS East Bank MPS
NRHP reference No. 99000178 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 25, 1999

Charles McCormick Building is a historic commercial building located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built in 1904, and is a two-story, rectangular, brick building on a concrete and stone foundation. It housed commercial enterprises on the first floor and apartments on the second. [2] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [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. "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 Camille B. Fife (June 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Charles McCormick Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01.