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NPS Foran 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024.0018 (8-M) United States Department of the Interior • National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 5 Dille/Probst House, St. Joseph County, Indiana accessibility code. The original trim was re -installed around a custom milled door that matches the original door. On the west wall is a door to the basement stairs and a door to the third large room. The original kitchen sink was moved to the southwest room that was adapted to a staff kitchen area. This room has a closet on the north wall and a door to the rear hall on the east wall. The rear entry hall leads to the back door, a former toilet room converted to a closet and the back stairs. A second door to the basement stairs off the rear hall was removed due to the reconfiguration of the basement stairs after the move. The second floor plan originally consisted of nine individual bedrooms and one bathroom. Four of the bedrooms at the rear were converted to two larger rooms sometime before the 1950's. Two of the smaller bedrooms on the west side of the house were converted into one room by removing one wall during the recent rehabilitation. j& The bathroom, located centrally at the south end of the building, was remodeled in the 1930's, and has remained intact with only minor repairs to the tile work needed. The north bedroom was converted to a library by the addition of built-in bookshelves over the years between the 1920's and 1950's. Two of the corners of the bookshelves have unique sliding corner covers that serve as a hiding place for valuables. The circa 1920's art deco light fixture in this room was taken from the original dining room on the first floor. The Dille/Probst House, despite its move, remains virtually intact. All exterior features are original except for the foundation, some porch elements and the handicapped accessible ramp. In the interior, the original floor plan, window, door and baseboard trim and wood floors remain intact. The house retains the majority of its original fabric with a high degree of integrity that serves as an excellent example of a late nineteenth century Queen Anne/Eastlake style home of an upper middle class family. 0