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legal description <br />502 E. LaSalle <br />22 FT W End Lot 79 <br />OP Lowell <br />historical notes <br />The property on which this two-story brick building stands was purchased from <br />Samuel Cottrell in 1859 by Thomas Kenney. Mr. Kenney is listed in the 1869 <br />South Bend City Directory as operating a saloon at this location and residing next <br />door. The original saloon building and the adjacent residence is shown on the 1874 <br />aerial view of South Bend. <br />The 1885 City Directory lists George Kenney (probably a son), as operating a grocery <br />store at this location, and again living next door. In approximately 1882 <br />the building was remodeled to its existing appearance by adding the front cornice. <br />By the turn of the century, Lauber and Weiss, a manufacturer of copper and galvanized <br />cornices,was operating at the site of the Kenney residence, 506 E. Water Street. <br />They eventually purchased the entire quarter of the block and continue to operate <br />their business today. <br />"SEE INDUSTRIAL BUILDING STUDY" <br />source of information <br />Deed Records: Bk. R, P. 304; Bk. 42, p. 94; Bk. 77, P. 383; Bk. 42, p.84. <br />South Bend City Directories <br />