I and M Electric Co. Building-Transformer House and Garage

I and M Electric Co. Building-Transformer House and Garage

I and M Electric Co. Building-Transformer House and Garage, July 2012
Location 401 E. Colfax and 312 E. La Salle Sts., South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates 41°40′44″N 86°14′42″W / 41.67889°N 86.24500°W / 41.67889; -86.24500Coordinates: 41°40′44″N 86°14′42″W / 41.67889°N 86.24500°W / 41.67889; -86.24500
Area 4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built 1911 (1911), 1929
Architect Christman, H.G.
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS East Bank MPS
NRHP Reference # 99000173[1]
Added to NRHP February 18, 1999

I and M Electric Co. Building-Transformer House and Garage are three historic buildings located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The garage was built in 1929, and is a three-story, rectangular brick building. It features decorative coping and belt courses and a parapet. the transformer house is a 1 1/2-story brick building with terra cotta coping constructed in 1929. The I and M Electric Co. Building was built in 1911, and is a four- to five-story, Classical Revival style brick and stone building. The buildings were built for the Indiana and Michigan Electric Company, which operated an electric plant on the site into the 1970s.[2]:5, 7

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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 Camille B. Fife (June 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: I and M Electric Co. Building-Transformer House and Garage" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs


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