Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Company Building

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Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Company Building
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Location 221 N. Michigan, South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates 41°40′43″N86°15′2″W / 41.67861°N 86.25056°W / 41.67861; -86.25056 Coordinates: 41°40′43″N86°15′2″W / 41.67861°N 86.25056°W / 41.67861; -86.25056
Area less than one acre
Built 1915 (1915)
MPS Downtown South Bend Historic MRA
NRHP reference # 85001225 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 5, 1985
Removed from NRHP October 9, 2012 [2]

Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Company Building, also known as the Roma Building, was a historic office building located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built in 1915, and was a three-story, brick building sheathed in pink terra cotta. It featured a projecting cornice with brackets and modillions. [3] :53

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/09/12 through 10/12/12. National Park Service. 2012-10-19.
  3. ↑ "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 Elizabeth A. Straw and Karen Kiemnec (January 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown South Bend Historic MRA" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01.


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