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0 <br />.7 <br />40 <br />historic preservation commission APPENDIX "C" 2-85 <br />of south bend and st. joseph county <br />LANDMARK RECOMMENDATION <br />The house at 1938 East Ewing was built in 1855 for Arthur Keyes, a Portage <br />Township farmer. Keyes, a native of New York settled in St. Joseph County <br />in 1835• <br />The Arthur Keyes residence is recommended for Landmark Designation for the <br />following reasons: <br />1. The house is one of the earliest extant houses within the city limits. <br />Originally built as a farm house, the house and property were incorporated <br />into the city in 1927. <br />2. The brick, tri -gable el house although simple in design and form is an <br />excellent example of the type of farm/settlement house built in <br />northern Indiana. <br />3. The house is rated S/11 on the city survey. <br />John & Anita Beaver, owners, gave written consent for Landmark Designation <br />on February 16, 1985. <br />Submitted by: <br />Elizabeth A. Straw & John Oxian <br />February 20, 1985 <br />