I and M Electric Co. Building-Transformer House and Garage | |
Location | 401 E. Colfax and 312 E. La Salle Sts., South Bend, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 41°40′44″N86°14′42″W / 41.67889°N 86.24500°W Coordinates: 41°40′44″N86°14′42″W / 41.67889°N 86.24500°W |
Area | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
Built | 1911 | , 1929
Architect | Christman, H.G. |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
MPS | East Bank MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 99000173 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 18, 1999 |
I and M Electric Co. Building-Transformer House and Garage are three historic buildings located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The garage was built in 1929, and is a three-story, rectangular brick building. It features decorative coping and belt courses and a parapet. the transformer house is a 1+1⁄2-story brick building with terra cotta coping constructed in 1929. The I and M Electric Co. Building was built in 1911, and is a four- to five-story, Classical Revival style brick and stone building. The buildings were built for the Indiana and Michigan Electric Company, which operated an electric plant on the site into the 1970s. [2] : 5, 7
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]
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