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NPS Focm 1 OA00-a (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1026-0018 Section number S Page 2 Dille/Probst House, St. Joseph County, Indiana become a trade in the South Bend community, the Notre Dame Local Council agreed that, "'Brick yard to be rented' ---Local council" (LCM, "Bricks," p. 53). The following year, the brick and lime yards were rented out to a Mr. McCabe and a Mr. Cavanaugh (LCM, "Bricks," P. 53). The Stone and Pipe Manufacturing Company, incorporated in 1875, was allowed by the Notre Dame Local Council "to rent one acre of land for marl at $500 for 3 years" in 1880 (LCM, under "Marl and Lime," P. 388). In 1899 the Notre Dame Local Council recommended that the marl holes be filled. From this point on, the University of Notre Dame relied on the Belden Brick company in Canton, Ohio to provide a yellow hued brick to match the older buildings on campus (Br. Donald J. Stabrowski, C.S.C., "Brickmaking at Notre Dame," p. 6). The Belden Brick company was founded in 1885, but at that time was called Diebold Fire and Brick Company. In the 18801s, it is unlikely that a home builder would have hauled bricks from Canton, Ohio to Indiana, especially ones from a fledgling business, so the bricks used on the Dille/Probst House were probably attained from McCabe, Cavanaugh, or Stone and Pipe Manufacturing Company. These Notre Dame bricks were used on many of the buildings on the Notre Dame campus, a few South Bend commercial buildings and churches, and even for sidewalks. There appear to be remnants of a Notre Dame brick sidewalk only one block north of the Dille/Probst House. These bricks were available to the public between 1846 and 1899, however only a few residences remain that were constructed of this material. The Dille/Probst House is one of only five remaining residences in South Bend that are constructed of this brick, and is by far the largest and most architecturally detailed of the five. The first of the five, built in 1850, is a two-story Federal style house standing at 720 West Washington Street (141-598-33111). This early example of a Notre Dame brick house is outstanding with its Federal style detailing, but is very different from the Eastlake style Dille/Probst House. The second is a one-story gabled -ell house, built in 1882, at 726 East Washington Street (141-597-35839). This house has typical Queen Anne style detailing on the porch and is smaller in scale than the Dille/Probst House. The next stands at 822 Frances Street (141-597-29269): built in 1888, it is a simple two-story Queen Anne style building with a 1920's porch. This house is the most similar to the Dille/Probst House. It was built at the same time in a similar style, with segmental -arch lintels and a two-story projecting windowed bay at one corner. This house is not, however, nearly as large or as finely detailed, and it appears as though the bricks may