Mishawaka is a city on the St. Joseph River, in Penn Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 51,063 as of the 2020 census. Its nickname is "the Princess City". Mishawaka is a principal city of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Beiger Mansion, pronounced By-gur, though known more colloquially as Bee-gur, was the palatial home of Martin Valentine and Susie Higgins Beiger at 317 Lincoln Way E. in Mishawaka, Indiana. In 1973 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1903 the home was burned to the ground in 1975 and has since been restored, though not to its former grandeur. The restoration process is still ongoing. It is now operated as a bed and breakfast and event facility.
Dodge House, also known as the Claeys House, is a historic home located at Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built about 1889, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, irregular plan, Queen Anne style brick dwelling. It has a tower, wraparound verandah, and hipped and gable roof.
Eller-Hosford House, also known as the Donald W. Crawford Residence, is a historic home located at Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built about 1875, and is a two-story, Italianate style frame dwelling with a one-story wing. It sits on a stone foundation, is sheathed in clapboard siding, and has a flat roof. It features large segmental arched windows, a full-width front porch with four columns decorated with lattice work, and cornice with paired large brackets. The house was renovated in 1979–1980.
Garth Stroup House, also known as the Merrifield-Cass House, is a historic home located at Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The original one-story dwelling was built in 1837, and enlarged to two-stories and one-story wing added in 1867. The frame dwelling exhibits Greek Revival, Federal, and Carpenter Gothic style design elements. It sits on a fieldstone and brick foundation. It features porches with gingerbread trim. The house is thought to be the oldest dwelling in continuing use in Mishawaka.
Normain Heights Historic District is a national historic district located at Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The district encompasses 224 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a planned post-World War II residential subdivision of Mishawaka. It was developed between 1946 and 1951, and includes notable examples of Modern Movement architecture. They are in seven house types randomly scattered throughout the district and were designed for families with low-to-moderate incomes.
Battell Park Historic District is a historic public park and national historic district located at Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The district encompasses two contributing buildings, one contributing site, two contributing structures, and one contributing object in a public park. It was established in 1881, and subsequently developed with a Soldiers' War Memorial erected in 1884 and Classical Revival style bandshell erected in 1927. In 1936–1937, the Works Progress Administration added a five-tier, cascading rock garden with a waterfall, small pools, and arched bridge.
Kamm and Schellinger Brewery, also known as 100 Center Complex, is a historic brewery complex located at Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The complex consists of the original Brewery Building, the Stable Building, and the Boiler House with a 262 foot tall brick chimney stack. The original Brewery Building was built in 1853, and is a four-story brick building with additions constructed about 1870 and 1875. It features an elaborate metal cornice, pediment and colonnaded cupola. The brewery cease operations in 1951.
Old Mishawaka Carnegie Library is a former public library and historic Carnegie library located at Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built in 1916, and is a one-story, Jacobethan Revival style, oriental brick building with terra cotta embellishments. It features a projecting entrance portico with limestone columns. An addition was constructed by the Works Progress Administration in 1937. It was built with a $30,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation.
Mishawaka Reservoir Caretaker's Residence is a historic home located in Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The house was built in 1938 by the Works Progress Administration as a home for the caretaker of the Mishawaka Reservoir. It is a 1+1⁄2-story, rectangular, solid brick dwelling. It has a three-sided bay window, gable roof, and fieldstone chimney. The building was moved to its present location in 1995 to save it from demolition.
Tivoli Theater was a historic theatre building located at Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built in 1924–1925, and was a two-story, brick building with a facade featuring terra cotta ornamentation, a massive central arched window, and decorative art glass. The auditorium seated 1,500 patrons. The building consisted of three storefronts and the auditorium and lobby entrance, and office on the second floor. It was demolished in 2005.
William Potter House, also known as the Potter House, is a historic home located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was built in 1855, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style brick dwelling, with a front gable roof. A rear addition was added about 1880. The entrance features Doric order columns and opposing pilasters.
Hershey House, also known as the Patrick Home, is a historic home located in Perry Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was built in 1856, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style brick dwelling, with a 1+1⁄2-story rear wing. It is three bays wide and has a gable front roof. Also on the property is a contributing fieldstone milk house. It was the home of William Hershey, son of the builder Joseph M. Hershey, who served with the 16th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery in the American Civil War and witnessed the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
James Pierce Jr. House, also known as Piercestead, is a historic home located in Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was built in 1833–1834, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style brick dwelling, with a one-story rear ell and one-story wing. It is four bays wide and has a slate gable roof. It also housed the Cass Post Office between 1846 and 1855.
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity House, also known as Maltese Manor, is a historic fraternity house located at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was built in 1920, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, rectangular, Tudor Revival style brick and stone building. It has a truncated hipped roof, parapeted tower, and platform porch extending across the front facade. A one-story kitchen addition was built in 1940, and a three-story addition in 1963. The building was remodeled in 1995, after a fire on the second and third floors. It housed the Indiana Gamma Omicron chapter of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity from its construction until May 2021.
Sage-Robinson-Nagel House, also known as the Historical Museum of the Wabash Valley, is a historic home located at Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. It was built in 1868, and is a two-story, "L"-shaped, Italianate style brick dwelling. It has a low-pitched hipped roof with heavy double brackets, decorative front porch, and a projecting bay window.
Anderson–Thompson House, also known as Thompson–Schultz House , is a historic home located in Franklin Township, Marion County, Indiana. It was built between about 1855 and 1860, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, ell shaped, Gothic Revival style dwelling. It rests on a low brick foundation, has a steeply-pitched gable roof with ornately carved brackets, and is sheathed in board and batten siding.
Hanna–Ochler–Elder House, also known as the Hannah House, is a historic home located at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. It was built in 1859, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, Italianate style brick dwelling with Greek Revival style design elements. It has a lower two-story kitchen wing with gallery added in 1872. The house has a low-pitched hipped roof with bracketed eaves.
Carlos and Anne Recker House, also known as the Recker-Aley-Ajamie House, is a historic home located at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. It was built in 1908, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, Bungalow / American Craftsman style frame dwelling. It has a steeply pitched side-gable roof with dormers. The house was built to plans prepared by Gustav Stickley through his Craftsman Home Builder's Club.
Horner–Terrill House is a historic home located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built about 1875, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, roughly "L"-shaped, Second Empire style brick dwelling with limestone detailing. It features a three-story tower, mansard roof, and round arched openings. Also on the property is a contributing garage. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
