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O/13 Jeremiah Service Residence A. HISTORIC NAME B. COUNTY St. Joseph C. NUMBER, 1 4 1-0593 1�450 _ D. ADDRESS ___._3 q. East_Mi roman Street E. TWP/CITY Ol i ve/New Carl i S 1 P F. QUAD NAME SR NR _ NHL HABS HAER UTM REFERENCES I 1 i6l 15 14 11 12 12 10 1 14 16 11 7 10 13 10 1, STATE OF INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES INDIANA HISTORIC SITES AND STRUCTURES INVENTORY REVISED tsn � s 1. COMMON NAME James Ki 1 e House 4. PROPERTY'S MAILING ADDRESS 5. LOCATION NOTES 2. OWNERSHIP Public _X_ Private James Ki le On Bourissa Hi 11 nn the smith Pact 3, VISIBLE Yes No 302 East Michigan Street corner of East Michigan and Race Partially New Carlisle. Indiana 46552 (Timothy) Streets. 6. USE PRESENT PAST PRESENT PAST 7. ENDANGERED 8. CATEGORY 9. LOCAL LEGAL PROTECTIONS Residence M M Military ❑ ❑ X Vacant District Historic District Govt./Pol. ❑ ❑ Entertainment ❑ ❑ X Neglected _X_ Building(s) Landmark Commerce ❑ ❑ Scientific ❑ ❑ Encroachment Structure Deed Restriction Industrial ❑ ❑ Religious ❑ ❑ Other Site Other Agriculture ❑ ❑ Park ❑ ❑ Object Transportation ❑ ❑ Museum ❑ ❑ Organization ❑ ❑ Educational ❑ ❑ Other ❑ ❑ 10. CONDITION 11. BUILDING INTEGRITY 11a. Specify Alterations 17. q1TE PI-4� Excellent X Unaltered Removals � t� Good Altered I Structural 0 Fair Moved X Deteriorated Date Replacement Ruins Additions Q ] N 1870 ® 0 12. DATE 13. STYLE It ianate 14. ARCHITECT/BUILDER � � 1 15. DESCRIPTION 2_story Italianate style house with a larclP front n� nrrh a rijnnla on ie roof, a small recessed porch on the east side and a portico on the west side of ie 1 story wing. Garaqe is attached on the back L. N�cu1aA.+� sr. Inscriptions Facade Material fir i rk 18. ENVIRONMENT 16. OUTBUILDINGS 2 small brick gate houses with hip roofs supported by brackets Site slopes down on all sides, many and vents under the eaves large trees. 19. AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE Aboriginal Community Planning Humanities Religion Arts Education Indian Science/Technology X Architecture Engineering Landscape Architecture Social/Ethnicity Commerce Environs/Neighborhoods Military Transportation Communications X Exploration/Settlement Politics/Government Vernacular/Construction X Other History Specify the significance for each area checked This Italianate house located at 300 E. Michigan Street in New Carlisle was built for J. H. Service around 1879. Jeremiah Service was born in the state of New York in 1$12 moved to Indiana at the age of 22. He settled in New Carlisle when he operated a store for 30 vears. He then turned his business into fists to bankina. He is referred to in Chapman 's History of St. Josenh County as a "wPalth)t pioneer" and a influential member of the community who represented the county in the star,, legislature for 1 term. The residence built by Service was DiirrhasPd by itc present owner, James R. Kile in 1973. This house is located on the Pastern PdgP of NPw rarlic P significant Italianate style houses in the town and is included in Wilbur Peat ' s Indiana Houses of the 19th Century. The 2 story brick residence is noted for its cupola topped by an onion dome, the large double brackets which are echoed on the cupola & its handsome porch which is located across the entire front of the house and topped by a balcony for the 2nd story. Double wood columns and a spindle railing are striking features of the richly embellished porch which_ harmonizes with the design of the residence. (see back for detailed description) Legal Descriotion: 3,7 AC of W """�BPT14S9 R N of SW rnrnPr W k Nw RPr �� zR ILI 20. INFORMATION SOURCES Deed RPrnrds Chapman ' s "History of St. Joseph County, Indiana" ATTACH Peat, " Indiana Homes of the 19th Century" NEGATIVE ENVELOPE HERE 21. SURVEYOR S• GILLIS ?.0 JN}& J.ST�+tP 22. DATEL I�I