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There also were numerous business people residing here including: Henry Gaskill, owner of a Tobacco Shop; Samuel Bowman, County Commissioner 1882• -to 1891; Jacob Chillas, dry goods merchant, board of Education member and married to Lydia Studebaker Chillas; John J.' Gehring, Chairman of the Board of the Wyman Company'department store. The area was also home to numerous members of the Stephenson family, whose family was prominent -in various South Bend manufacturing firms. Overall; as with any local historic neighborhood, it is the neighborhood's "portrayal" of the era that is most relevant in determining its significance. For "Taylor Field," it is its consistency over time as an upper middle-class residential area and its retention of the original material culture and character of the place that make it a good -example for understanding local historical and cultural development. Conclusion #3 As noted above, the area presently is made up of 51 major buildings with ancillary structures. The most recently published (1993) Indiana Sites and Structures .Inventory identified 37 contributing structures within these proposed boundaries, approximately 72.5 % of the .total. Eleven (11) structures, approximately 10% of -all major buildings, were rated as individually "significant" (S-11 or 12). Significant buildings are considered eligible for individual designation as Local Landmarks. As a.whole the area retains sufficient numbers of contributing structures in close enough proximity, to warrant designation. In addition, all of the structures now considered as noncontributing are from the period of original development and could be restored to their original state with minimal rehabilitation, if the owners so desired. The HPC Staff believes the neighborhood is worthy of preservation both as a historic entity and as a viable residential area that is in need of, such help if it is to survive into the future. David B. Duvall, Director 6/9/98 NOTES 1. Municipal Code of the Citv of South Bend Chapter 21, Sec. 21-117.2(d) :597 2. Preservation Plan for the Citv of South Bend (Hist.Pres.Comm.,1984): 22. 3. Preservation Plan: 22. 4. National Reeister Bulletin 15: how To Apply the National Reeister Criteria for Evaluation (U.S. Dept. of the Interior):2. 5. Bulletin 15:2.