Northside Boulevard Riverwall

	Northside Boulevard Riverwall
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Northside Boulevard Riverwall, July 2013
Location	600-1100 Northside Blvd., South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates	41°41′10″N86°15′1″W / 41.68611°N 86.25028°W Coordinates: 41°41′10″N86°15′1″W / 41.68611°N 86.25028°W
Area	3.8 acres (1.5 ha)
Built	1935-1938
Built by	Works Progress Administration
MPS	New Deal Work Relief Projects in St. Joseph County, Indiana MPS
NRHP reference #	06000877 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 27, 2006

Last updated April 28, 2019

Northside Boulevard Riverwall is a historic public improvement located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was constructed between 1935 and 1938 by the Works Progress Administration. It includes a 3,360 foot long fieldstone riverwall, a fieldstone, a fieldstone grandstand, and five sets of fieldstone stairways leading to the St. Joseph River.^[2]^{:5, 7}

South Bend is a city in and the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 318,586 and Combined Statistical Area of 721,296. It is the fourth-largest city in Indiana, serving as the economic and cultural hub of Northern Indiana. The highly ranked University of Notre Dame is located just to the north in unincorporated Notre Dame, Indiana and is an integral contributor to the region's economy.

St. Joseph County, commonly called St. Joe County by locals, is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of Census 2010, the population was 266,931, making it the fifth-most populous county in Indiana. Formed in 1830, it was named for the St. Joseph River which flows through it toward Lake Michigan. The county seat is South Bend.

Works Progress Administration largest and most ambitious United States federal government New Deal agency

The Works Progress Administration was an American New Deal agency, employing millions of people to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. It was established on May 6, 1935, by Executive Order 7034. In a much smaller project, Federal Project Number One, the WPA employed musicians, artists, writers, actors and directors in large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects. The four projects dedicated to these were: the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP), the Historical Records Survey (HRS), the Federal Theatre Project (FTP), the Federal Music Project (FMP), and the Federal Art Project (FAP). In the Historical Records Survey, for instance, many former slaves in the South were interviewed; these documents are of great importance for American history. Theater and music groups toured throughout America, and gave more than 225,000 performances. Archaeological investigations under the WPA were influential in the rediscovery of pre-Columbian Native American cultures, and the development of professional archaeology in the US.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.^[1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
↑ "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 Glory-June Grieff (August 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Northside Boulevard Riverwall" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs

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[nris-1] 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.

[SHAARD-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 Glory-June Grieff (August 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Northside Boulevard Riverwall" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs

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