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• <br />.0 <br />APPENDIX "B" 2-85 <br />historic preservation commission <br />of south bend and st. joseph county <br />Landmark Recommendation <br />The house at 920 West Washington was built in 1902 for Luzette Fox Bowman, <br />widow of David Bowman, a Center Township farmer. The house originally stood at <br />524 North Lafayette, but was moved in 1979 when threatened by demolition by <br />the South Bend Medical Foundation. <br />The Bowman House is recommended for Landmark Designation for the following reasons: <br />1. The house is a good example of an early twentieth century Free <br />Classic Queen Anne house. The house displays a wide variety of <br />window types including multi -paned windows, diamond paned windows, <br />stained glass window, bay windows and bow windows. The use of <br />three different building materials including random cut ashlar on the <br />porch, red brick on the first story and clapboarding on the second <br />story, give the house a distinctive and unique look from other <br />houses of the same period. <br />2. The house was designed by the South Bend architectural firm of <br />Freyermuth and Maurer. George W. Freyermuth and R. Vernon Maurer <br />were partners between 1897 and 1934 and designed several residences, <br />schools and churches throughout the city. They also designed the <br />National Bank and the North Pumping Station. <br />3. The structure is rated S/12 on the city survey. <br />On January 25, 1985 the owner gave verbal consent to John Oxian. Written <br />consent is being sought. <br />Submitted by: <br />Elizabeth A. Straw & John Oxian <br />February 6, 1985 <br />