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INDIANA HISTORIC SITES AND
<br />�. I DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES J
<br />STRUCTURES INVENTORY (SUPPLEMENTAL SHEET)
<br />` Sl ale Form 4288101-88)
<br />STATE OF INDIANA
<br />Name _ _ — _- -
<br />Survey I Site Number
<br />AdOress (Street and number) County
<br />1601 Kemble Street "Toth Sl.dte Bank"
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<br />Additional In lormauon (Use reverse side yon dtewing)
<br />The brick commercial building on the cornier of Kemble Street
<br />and Indiana Avenue was built in 1924 as the second Toth State
<br />Bank building in South Benci. It was designed by South Bend
<br />arI_nitect Walter W. Schnel.ier who was responsible for many
<br />cr•-Inlficant local structures including the Natatorium and the
<br />River park Theater and various churches in northern Indiana.
<br />Toth State Bank went bankrupt in 1930 leaving the building
<br />vacant. until 1941. ft then blietly became the main office of F.S.
<br />Ti H"Slt. Lumpany before bein<_r occupied by the South Bend Tool and
<br />Dir Lumpany's engineering klepartment from 1999 into the early
<br />It has since been briefly occupied by variuus other
<br />oTganizations and now t1 nil) is vacant.
<br />ihis property, lot 42 in Thomas E.A. Beyerley's Addition,
<br />stood empty from 11390 until the bank was erected. The property
<br />owner directly south, Louis Engel. had purchased lots 42 and 43
<br />il. jwy v for +W0.00. He e•i.i,I, ,,, lie•u4•. •. � r'.,t I, In Ln,: i,ot !
<br />I;: nr t, e,liLli '_e ntul y 011d r el,lined lot 4w until 1'=t._3. Thof.yr„r he�.�rld tit@ ploper Ly Lo ferdln•,Iid M1hUlirll, d dlrec Loi o1 Tut1I }t..lte
<br />Bink. Their transaction included an agreement that "no saloon or
<br />cult drink establishment be built here while grantors lLouls
<br />Engel] of the deed remained as owners of lot 43.” Miholich then
<br />LurneU the property over Lo loth State Bank with the sauce
<br />stipulation.
<br />loth State Bank was founded by George Toth. Theinstitution
<br />was ctlartered May 2, 1921 with original capital of $50,000.00.
<br />U1reCLors included IoLn, Miholich, Steve Garjacz, leophil Urobny,
<br />Joseph J. Kovacs and Frank Lassu. Lassu became president of the
<br />institution and was also president of Eagle Furniture Company at
<br />200-241 Chapin Street. Drubny, a chiropractor, served as
<br />vice-president. Joseph Kovacs -was a local attornuy And -sec'. NU the
<br />bank as secretary-Lraasurar. George Toth was the bankcashier.
<br />ine Dank was a typical small lending and saving institution.
<br />The founder and directors were of the Hungarian community and the
<br />Dank lent money for many home morLgages in this predominantly
<br />Hungarian section of South Bend. The bank became insolvent
<br />,bee bupp, Sheet 02)
<br />-lormauon $once,
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<br />INDIANA HISTORIC SITES AND
<br />d DEPARTMENT pF NATURAL RESOURCES STRUCTURES INVENTORY (SUPPLEMENTAL SHEET) J
<br />`'•.`�MarD :: state Form a
<br />STATE OF MINDIANMAA
<br />Name
<br />Address (Street and number)
<br />1601 Kemble: Supplemental Sheet #2.
<br />City
<br />&"W Siie Number
<br />Additional Information (use reverse side for drawing)
<br />however soon after the beginning of the Depression. It was closed
<br />and placed in the control of the State Banking Department in the
<br />spring of 1930 before being liquidated.
<br />George Toth was born December 31, ibd- in Sporon Megge,
<br />Hungary and carne to South Bend in 1696. He married Elizabeth
<br />Kovacs in South Bend in 1919. The couple had three sons, George
<br />S., (Dr.]Louis and Charles and three daughters, Irene, Lillian
<br />and another whose name is unknown.
<br />Toth was involved in several businesses in addition to
<br />banking including real estate, insurance and tm elgn money
<br />exchange and was also a steamship agent. He died in the spring ut
<br />196/. At the time of his death he was retired ds 1 district
<br />manager of the William Penn Insurance Company.
<br />`,ouch Bend Tool and Die's use of the building from 1949 into
<br />the 1970's was the structure's longest occupation. The: firm came
<br />l.t_ ',uutnSend lir.tn ilaytou. Ohio where it hAU u,_rIi (pvrdl.ing -
<br />nsince
<br />1nlo uvll,.0uJ.kHfin_nI< .�p,,ny wo,
<br />rejuaLebclotwo othtI
<br />besi cu•sLomer•= ,
<br />Studebaker and Bendix_ The company first built_ a one sloly, 130'x
<br />bu'plant On Che 19UU block 01 South Main. Additional plants wale
<br />later constructed in the city.
<br />Ine COmpariy also briefly rented part or the loth building t0
<br />a manufacturer of fishing tackle, Stream-Eze Incorporated, a
<br />small T A gone IS
<br />l9b`i. South Bend lout and Die vaca Led here and
<br />discontinued operations entirely in South Send in 1963.
<br />Ine structure has since remained vacant except for br let
<br />occupation by a religious organization, The One God Apostolic
<br />Mission iJUleSla Misionera gpostolica qe un ulos). It is
<br />presently owned by Sherry and Joseph Chapo.
<br />Sources:
<br />Portage Township Assessor HeporLs:-ZN31 and-T9u`i.--- - -
<br />Plat Book 5:39.
<br />V1111) IJCMI I.1 Ly L l ItCLUr
<br />Deed Indexes 15.10.31; Deed Books 66,92,177.
<br />Intormauori.ed4tdeir Renu i r lbune 1, .'4-og; lz-3b-35; S-Z9-6/;-1-Z4--i..-
<br />South Bend News Times 1-24-29; 4-12-30;
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