Indiana - St. Joseph County - Historic Districts
St. Joseph County Indiana (Historic Districts) has 18 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include University of Notre Dame: Main and South Quadrangles and West Washington Historic District, Battell Park Historic District, Chapin Park Historic District and Colonial Gardens Commercial Historic District.

The 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 N. Roy Shambleau, W.W. Schnieder, et al. Austin and Shambleau, WPA, Wortherman & Steinbach, George Edward Kessler, Karl Schwartz and Works Progress Administration. Prominent architectural styles found in St. Joseph Country are Queen Anne, Classical Revival and Italianate.

Battell Park Historic District (added 1996 - - #95001541)
Also known as 141-587-41001;141-587-41001
Mishawaka Ave. , Mishawaka
Brent of All People, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Works Progress Administration
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Chapin Park Historic District (added 1982 - - #82000073)
Also known as Park Avenue Neighborhood
Roughly bounded by St. Joseph River, Main, Madison, Rex, Lindsey and William Sts., Leland and Portage Aves. , South Bend
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne, Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Professional, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park, Professional, School, Single Dwelling
Colonial Gardens Commercial Historic District (added 1997 - - #97001540)
Also known as 141-597-38750
2919-3027 Mishawaka Ave. , South Bend
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Schnieder, W.W.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Restaurant, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
East Washington Street Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000182)
Also known as 141-597-35800-35999
Roughly between E. Colfax and E. Washington Sts., and St. Louis Ave. and Eddy St. , South Bend
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Shambleau, N. Roy, Austin and Shambleau
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Church School, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Church School, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Evergreen Hill (added 2001 - - #01000410)
Also known as 141-598-7002
59449 Keria Trail , South Bend
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Cemetery, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Haven Hubbard Home (added 2013 - - #13000091)
31895 Chicago Trail, New Carlisle
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Second Empire, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Howard Park Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000169)
Roughly between E. Jefferson and Wayne Sts., N. Eddy and the St. Joseph R. , South Bend
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Austin and Shambleau, et al., Shambleau, N. Roy
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Industry, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Church School, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Health Care, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Church School, Clinic, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Leeper Park (added 2000 - - #00000679)
Also known as 141-546-29257, 58, 81
Roughly bounded by St. Joseph R, Park Ln., and Bartlett St. , South Bend
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kessler, George Edward
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
Muessel--Drewry's Brewery (added 2000 - - #00001543)
Also known as Omniplex
1408 Elwood Ave. , South Bend
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Processing
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Warehouse
New Carlisle Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001653)
Roughly bounded by Front, Arch, Chestnut and Bray Sts. , New Carlisle
Publichall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italian Villa, Queen Anne, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Financial Institution, Library, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Financial Institution, Library, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Normain Heights Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000203)
Roughly 2300-2900 N. Main, 2300-2800 Normandy, & 100-200 blks. E. Ardennes, Palau, Bastogne, Leyte, Saint Lo & Guam , Mishawaka
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
North Liberty Park (added 2007 - - #07000211)
Also known as North Liberty Community Park
309 N. Jefferson St. , North Liberty
V locity, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
WPA
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History
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
Singer Manufacturing--South Bend Lathe Co. Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000174)
Also known as 141-597-29360
Madison St. between N. Niles Ave. and St. Joseph R. , South Bend
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Clinic, Hospital, Hotel, Restaurant, Sanatorium
South Michigan Street Historic District (added 1997 - - #97001556)
Roughly along the jct. of Monroe and Michigan Sts. , South Bend
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Hotel, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Communications Facility, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse
St. Casimir Parish Historic District (added 1997 - - #96001543)
Roughly bounded by Arnold and W. Sample Sts. and Conrail tracks , South Bend
Ccox csc, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
European, Religion, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
University of Notre Dame: Main and South Quadrangles (added 1978 - - #78000053)
Off I-80/90 , Notre Dame
Tysto, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
West LaSalle Avenue Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000727)
W. LaSalle Ave. between William St. & Martin Luther King Dr., South Bend
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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