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m 1. Rating ❑ Out standing Significant I Notable ,❑Contributing S/12 4. Historic Name LaSalle Hotel aaaaAdress 237 N. Michigan INDIANA HISTORIC SITES AND STRUCTURES INVENTORY Charismatic Renewal Services 12. OwnershipI Owner's Address (Ir dlfle7enrl Q ❑ Public Private I2. County I3. Survey No. St. Joseph 5. Township Preliminary No. Portage 1141-598- 56189 7• City 8. Quad Name South Bend, IN. 46601 I South Bend West State of Indians Department of Natural Resources State Form 18822/ Revlsed 1987 TT. 7MTUTU-- I 11. Endangered Explain CRY68 ONO ❑Yes iDNo 13. Use Present Past - U. Category 15. Surveys r Legal Protections 16. Location Notes / Legal Description 17. Condition 18. Integrity Residence ❑ ❑ ® Building(s) National Register - MRA Lot 1 Original Plat of. South ' '❑ Excellent ® Unaltered Commercial 19' ❑( ❑ District Bend 18-0002-0140 Sl Good ❑ Altered ❑ ❑ ❑ site ❑ Fair ❑ Moved ❑ ❑ ❑ Structure ❑ Deteriorated Date moved ❑ Oblect ❑Ruins 19. Time Perlod(s) 20. Style(s) Architect I Builder 121. 1921 Renaissance Revival 22. SPECIFY ALTERATIONS Removals I Replacement I Additions I Other 23. DESCRIPTION I i 21. S1TE PLAN (Stories Nine W. LF•.s�t-c c. T Plan Pavilion IFoundatlon •_�;:•y N Brick, stone dressed facade Iwans `�- Descriotion on back ) flat -overhanging metal bracketed cornice w/dentilled Treece. pp s Mptal bat onys,3rd and 7th IOpenings Description on back � I Interlor 1 I IGrounds rOut buildings Corner lot, busy intersection, fenced in parking lot I i_ dirpC.tly S . oarkin front. R to S. hllildinas of similar orn� � 125. No. of Contributing Resources 126. No. of Non-contributing Resources • 27. Environment v 1 0 I Commercial i 28 Areas of Significance: C Agriculture i Architecture L. Art Commerce C Communications j C Community Planning �-, Conservation i ❑ Economics Education Engineering j L Entertainment/recreation j ❑ Ethnic heritage C Exploration / settlement C Health / medicine Indian industry Invention Landscape architecture ._. Law _. Literature a7Irary 1 orming arts ===Sophy Potillcs I government Religion Science Social history Transportation 129. Historic Context(s) I Statement of Significance / Additional Description: Groundbheakinq ceremonies for the LaSall� el took Dlace on May 1, 1921, and the projected cost fo the build -ATTACH NEGATIVE inn_ was 8750.000. It is built on the site ofthe old Sheridan House ENVELOPE HERE I that was ed by William L. Earl in 1840. The new hotel contained 233 rooms, and �! i., +Ho oarly davc - whPn the South Shore Railroad Station was located across the stre9t it. did a hnnmino business. But in later times, the management found it increasingly I difficult to compete with the less expensive motel complexes that were springing up. I Fffnrtc wprp marip to brino in more business by remodeling the interior on several I nrracinnc nvpr the years, but in December of 1970 the National Bank and Trust Company foreclosed on a $425,000 loan made to the LaSalle Hotel Realty Company. The current nwnpr. r.hariSmatic Renewal Services Incorporated, bought the building for $150,000 OnJ I. October 1. 1975. and it now houses their offices. I Ii l I �30. FOR STATE OFFICE USE ONLY I J C Vernacular I Construction C Other 10 SEE CONTINUATION SHEET i32. Information Sources Assessment Cards: 1932 and 1980 _ ;jlSouth Bend Library Clipping Files`: LaSalle Hotel and Sheridan House' ' South Bend News Times: 4-8-21 33 Surveyor .. IAlflllallon A. K. 6/1/79 34 Revised by IAffiliation Chris Nagy Fall 87 NR 1 SR IE NE 131. UTM 1 low 1 1 1 1 I W r I 1 f i i Dale i (Date