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RE -RATE REPORT FOR 716 SHERMAN HISTORY German immigrant, Otto J. Klaer, built this house in 1920. He rented the house out until his deaths in 1910 at which time his brother, Adam, inherited the house. Adam continued to use the house as a rental while he and his wife Mary lived in Mishawaka. The property remained in the Klaer family until 1925 when Otto and Adam's children sold the house to Fred R. and Kathryn Glaser. Fred Glaser was born in Germany in 1891 and immigrated to South Bend in 1908. He married New Jersey native, Kathryn Sachs in 1922 and together they resided in this house for several decades. Mr. Glaser, a mason contractor by trade, died in 1957 at age 65. Kathryn Glaser continued to reside at this address until her death in 1979. The house was since sold to Housing and Urban Development who sold it in 1991 to Gene Wilkeson. Mr. Wilkeson used the property as a rental until 1999 when he sold it to the current owner, New Horizon Outreach Ministry Inc. ARCHITECTURE This is a two -story Tudor Revival style house with an irregular plan, concrete foundation and exterior brick chimney. The walls are made of brick with soldier stringcourse at cornice. The roof is a cross gable with sloping extensions and hip dormer on the north fagade. The house has a small entrance stoop with concrete stairs and floor leading to a wood door. The windows are 4/1 double -hung with stone sills and soldier course lintel on first story. The grounds are spacious with open lots on either side, shade trees all . around and a clapboard out building to the rear. CRITERIA AND EVALUATING All properties are evaluated in terms of historical significance, architectural merit and integrity. Each resource was evaluated by a professional using the National Register Criteria for Evaluation. The three main criteria are: 1) Historic Significance: An association with exploration and settlement, Commercial or Industrial development and or the attachment to the lives of important people. 2) Architectural Merit: Representative of a particular architectural style.