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unknown what type of house and outbuildings were previously located here. Since the property was originally located outside the city limits, the St. Joseph County Directories listed the address as "Section 22, Portage Tp." between 1900 and 1910. By 1912 the City Directory included the address as 1802 West Ewing, with Frank Fisher, a farmer, listed as occupant. Although Frank and Emma Fisher owned the property till 1940, they only lived there through the mid 1920s, after which they moved to South Haven, Michigan. According to the city directories, between 1926 and 1940 the property was used as a rental. In 1926 the house was occupied by Grant McCready and his wife, Mae. McCready was a contractor by profession. Between 1930 and 1940 the house was rented to two couples: 011ie and E. L. Smith and William and Sylvia Alexander. Both E.L. Smith and William Alexander were listed as "laborers" in the directory. On May 28, 1940 Frank and Emma Fisher transferred the property to Minnie R. Ninke of South Haven, Michigan, except for a tract of land containing forty acres, more or less, taken off of the entire width of the south end of the original farm. According to the City Directory, by 1945 Ethel and Jakob Cavich were renting the house. By this time the address was changed to 1606 West Ewing. They became the owners in July of 1945. The Cavich's owned the property till 1950. Jakob Cavich was a grocer with a store at 901 West Indiana Avenue. He was born on December 26, 1890 in Botchka, Yugoslavia and came to South Bend in 1923 from.Peoria, Illinois. On July 15, 1914 he married Ethel Somogye. Ethel Cavich was born on September 8, 1883 in Austria-Hungary. She came to South Bend in 1927, also from Peoria. They had a son, Jack Cavich Junior. Jakob Cavich was a member of the Serbian National Federation Lodge 174, the German Club, D.F.V. and the William Penn Association. Mrs. Cavich was a member of the Saints Peter and Paul Serbian Sister Circle. In 1951 the property was transferred to Michael and Anna Bokon. According to Directories, between 1955-1991 the house was owned by Frank J. and Helen Sabo. Frank Sabo was employed as a janitor with the Studebaker firm; Helen was a secretary at the William Penn Fraternal Association. On July 22, 1991 the property was transferred to Dorothy and Stanley Skowronek. The Skowroneks are the current owners.[3] Dr. Sushmita Hodges November, 1992 Notes 1. Preservation Plan for the City of South Bend (HPC publication)-, 15. 2. Virginia and Lee McAlester A Field Guide to American Houses (New York: 1990). 3. St. Joseph County Directories (CRIMP: microfilm, 1902-1906); South Bend City Directories (1908-1990); Portage Township Assessor Reports: (1932 and 1991); St. Joseph County Plat Book 15 (R-3); St. Joseph County Deed Records 102:315; 323:408; 336:608; 370:628; 492:331; St. Joseph County Mortgage Record 85:211; An Illustrated Historical Atlas of St. Joseph County Indiana, ,(Chicago: Higgins Belden and Company, 1875),31; South Bend Tribune (7-30-1894), obit; (12-11-68), obit; (8-6-65), obit; (8-7-65). 3