National Register of Historic Places - Indiana (IN), St. Joseph County

St. Joseph County Indiana (Page 3) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include University of Notre Dame: Main and South Quadrangles, Water Street/Darden Road Bridge and West Washington Historic District, Tribune Building and Union Station.

Learn about famous person / is associated with one of more of the St. Joseph County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the St. Joseph County places including P.E. Lane, Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., WPA, Felheimer & Wagner, Christman,H.G., & Co., Austin & Shambleau, Martin Wenger and Otto Julius Goffeney. Prominent architectural styles found in St. Joseph Country are Italianate, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods) and Art Deco.

Tribune Building (added 1985 - #85003586)

225 W. Colfax , South Bend

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Communications Facility, Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Communications Facility, Manufacturing Facility

Note: At one time this property was officially determined eligible for the National Register, but it was not formally listed because the private property owner (or a majority of owners in a historic district) objected to the designation.

Union Station (added 1984 - #84003920)

326 W. South St. , South Bend

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Felheimer & Wagner

Architectural Style:

Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

University of Notre Dame: Main and South Quadrangles (added 1978 - #78000053)

Off I-80/90 , Notre Dame

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Exploration/Settlement, Landscape Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

College, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

College, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure

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Walker Field Shelterhouse (added 2006 - #06000876)

Also known as 141-598-41154

1305 Ewing Ave. , South Bend

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

WPA, Goffeney, Otto Julius

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

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Walkerton Historic District (added 2021 - #100007175)

Roughly bounded by Michigan, Indiana and Van Buren Sts., Nickle Plate RR., Walkerton

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Water Street/Darden Road Bridge (added 1985 - #85000599)

Over St. Joseph River at Darden Rd. , South Bend

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lane,P.E., Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Wenger, Martin, Farmhouse (added 2000 - #00000715)

Also known as 141-598-42025

701 E. Pennsylvania , South Bend

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wenger, Martin

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Wertz--Bestle Farm (added 2001 - #01000356)

51387 Portage Rd. , South Bend

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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West LaSalle Avenue Historic District (added 2013 - #13000727)

W. LaSalle Ave. between William St. & Martin Luther King Dr., South Bend

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

West Washington Historic District (added 1975 - #75000049)

Also known as See Also:Downtown South Bend Historic MRA

Irregular pattern roughly bounded by Main St., Western Ave., W. LaSalle Ave., and McPherson St. , South Bend

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Industry, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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