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STAFF REPORT <br />CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A <br />CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS <br />Application Number: <br />Property Location: <br />1999-1230-2 <br />218 W. Washington <br />Property Owner: E. III Holdings LTD Liability Co. <br />Landmark or District Designation: LL <br />Rating: 0/13 Key Number: 18-3006-0171 <br />Survey Number: 141-598-56344 <br />STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCEIHISTORIC CONTEXT <br />On February 27, 1920 the properties earliest known owners, James Oliver II, Gertrude <br />Cunningham, Charles Cunningham, Joseph D. Oliver and S. Catherine Oliver, sold the property <br />to the Building and Loan Association of South Bend, which had been incorporated in June of <br />1882. The object and purpose of the Association was to accumulate funds through the use of <br />by monthly contributions, fines, premiums on loans, interest on investments, to enable the stock <br />holders to build or purchase for themselves dwelling houses or other such real estate as they <br />may deem advantageous. The Association announced on September 9, 1928 that they were <br />erecting a $3000,000.00 building at 216/218 W. Washington. The architecture was to be <br />Commercial Gothic with twelve stories, making it the first building in South Bend to reach the <br />height limit set by the South Bend building code. The building was designed by local <br />architects, Austin and Shambleu, and was built by H.G. Christman and Company. The twelve <br />story, fire proof, steel framed building was opened to the public on December 27, 1929. The <br />building stayed under the ownership of the Association until 1972 when it was purchased by <br />the Tower Federal Savings and Loan Association who retained ownership until 1995 when the <br />structure was sold to the current owner, E. III Holdings LTD Liability Company. <br />