West Washington Historic District

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West Washington Historic District
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Schuyler Colfax home site and Berean SDA Church, July 2012
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LocationIrregular pattern roughly bounded by Main St., Western Ave., W. LaSalle Ave., and McPherson St., South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates 41°40′32″N86°15′30″W / 41.67556°N 86.25833°W / 41.67556; -86.25833
Area97.7 acres (39.5 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleMixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
MPS Downtown South Bend Historic MRA
NRHP reference No. 75000049 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 17, 1975

West Washington Historic District is a national historic district located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It encompasses 330 contributing buildings in an upper class residential section of South Bend. It developed between about 1854 and 1910, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Greek Revival, and Romanesque Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Morey-Lampert House, Oliver Mansion (Copshaholm, 1896) designed by Lamb and Rich, Second St. Joseph County Courthouse, South Bend Remedy Company Building, and Tippecanoe Place. Other notable buildings include the Bartlett House (1850), Birdsell House (1897), DeRhodes House (Avalon Grotto, 1906) designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Holley House (c. 1860), Kaiser-Schmidt House (c. 1890), Listenberger-Nemeth House (c. 1870), Meahger-Daughterty House (1884), O'Brien House (c. 1920), Oren House (c. 1875), The People's Church (1889), St. Hedwig's Church (c. 1895), St. Patrick's Church (1886), St. Paul's Memorial United Methodist Church (1901), West House (c. 1850), and a row of worker's houses (c. 1865–1900). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [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 Brian Crumlish, Patrick Furlong, Thomas Schlereth, Ruth Price, and Irene Forbes (July 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: West Washington Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) and site map