Mishawaka Reservoir Caretaker's Residence

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Mishawaka Reservoir Caretaker's Residence
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Mishawaka Reservoir Caretaker's Residence, July 2013
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Location16581 Chandler Blvd., south of Mishawaka, Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Coordinates 41°38′19″N86°11′4″W / 41.63861°N 86.18444°W / 41.63861; -86.18444 Coordinates: 41°38′19″N86°11′4″W / 41.63861°N 86.18444°W / 41.63861; -86.18444
Arealess than one acre
Built1938 (1938)
Built byWorks Progress Administration
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No. 98001053 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 1998

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+12-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. [2] :5–6

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [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 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Glory-June Grieff (August 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mishawaka Reservoir Caretaker's Residence" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs