East Washington Street Historic District (South Bend, Indiana)

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East Washington Street Historic District
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East Washington Street Historic District, July 2013
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LocationRoughly between E. Colfax and E. Washington Sts., and St. Louis Ave. and Eddy St., South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates 41°40′35″N86°14′21″W / 41.67639°N 86.23917°W / 41.67639; -86.23917 Coordinates: 41°40′35″N86°14′21″W / 41.67639°N 86.23917°W / 41.67639; -86.23917
Area15.5 acres (6.3 ha)
Architect Shambleau, N. Roy; Austin and Shambleau
Architectural styleItalianate, Colonial Revival, American Four Square
MPS East Bank MPS
NRHP reference No. 99000182 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 18, 1999

East Washington Street Historic District is a national historic district located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It encompasses 71 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in a predominantly residential section of South Bend. It developed between about 1880 and 1947, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Colonial Revival, American Foursquare, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture and works by architects Austin & Shambleau. Notable buildings include the James and Marie Zimmerman House (1921), Eger House (1911), George and Emma Hewitt House (1905), Ruth and Edwin H. Sommerer House (1930), Chauncey T. Fassett House (1898), Dougdale Carriage Barn (1900), and Sunnyside Presbyterian Church (1923, 1951). [2]

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: East Washington Street Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01.