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APPENDIX D REVISED PROJECT DESCRIPTION Part I The Historic Preservation Commission proposes to hire a qualified Research Assistant to do an in-depth study of South Bend industrial buildings to determine their eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places. The buildings considered will be those rated I1, 12, and 13 on the Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory and generally structures which would be eligible for the National Register on their historical engi- neering, or technological merits rather than their architectural significance. The study will include a general narrative, individual information on the companies selected, and updated photographs of the buildings. The narrative will discuss South Bend's industrial history, compare the buildings to be studied and describe the meth- odology used to select the companies for the project. A checklist of about eighteen criteria will be applied to each company which will in- clude the following items: national name and sales innovative product first product of its kind influence on other manufacturers in the area major employer building construction techniques, etc. In addition, a narrative on each company will supplement the information on the existing survey cards. When a company consists of more that one building as in the case of Studebaker o Bendix, a physical description and explanation of use will be given for each structure. The project will be coordinated by Karen. L. Kiemnec, the Director of the Historic Preservation Commission with input and editing by Richard Carey, Senior Planner for the Department of Economic Development, who works with the marketing of industrial buildings in South Bend and Marsha Mullin, the Curator for Discovery Hall, a museum on the area's industrial history. Part 11 The Commission proposes to have the same Research Assistant do a National Register nomination for the Studebaker Clubhouse and trees. The clubhouse was built in 1926 for a clubhouse and residence for the engineers and employees of the Studebaker Proving Ground located adjacent to the building. The pine trees were planted in 1931 and spell out the word "Studebaker." The project will be coordinated by Karen Kiemnec.