South Michigan Street Historic District

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South Michigan Street Historic District
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South Michigan Street Historic District, July 2012
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LocationRoughly along the jct. of Monroe and Michigan Sts., South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates 41°40′15″N86°15′0″W / 41.67083°N 86.25000°W / 41.67083; -86.25000 Coordinates: 41°40′15″N86°15′0″W / 41.67083°N 86.25000°W / 41.67083; -86.25000
Area2.9 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1911 (1911)
ArchitectSchnieder, W.W.
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 97001556 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 1997

South Michigan Street Historic District is a national historic district located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It encompasses nine contributing buildings on a commercial strip in South Bend. It developed between about 1911 and 1945, and includes notable examples of Classical Revival style architecture. The buildings are primarily two-story, brick commercial buildings, some with stone or terra cotta trim. They include the former Smith-Alsop Paint Store Building (1922), Myer-Seeberger Building (1916), Whitmer-McNeese Building (1928), and LaSalle Paper Company Building (1925). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [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 2016-06-01.Note: This includes Glory-June Grieff (March 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: South Michigan Street Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and site map