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716 SHERMAN <br />HISTORICAL CONTEXT <br />German immigrant, Otto J. Klaer, built this house in 1920 as a rental. He retained <br />ownership until his death in 1910 at which time his brother, Adam, inherited the property. <br />Adam continued to use the house as a rental while he and his wife, Mary, resided in <br />Mishawaka. The house remained in the Klaer family until 1925 when Otto and Adam's <br />children sold it to Fred and Kathryn Glaser. <br />Fred Glaser was born in Germany in 1891 and immigrated to South Bend in 1908. <br />He married New Jersey native, Kathryn Sachs in 1922 and together they resided in this <br />house for several decades. Mr. Glaser, a mason contractor by trade, died in 1957 at age <br />65. Kathryn continued to reside at this address until her death in 1979. <br />The house has since been sold to Housing and Urban Development who sold it in <br />1991 to Gene Wilkeson. Mr. Wilkeson used the property as a rental until 1999 when he <br />sold it to the current owner, New Horizon Outreach Ministry Inc. <br />ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION <br />The property at 716 Sherman is located on the east side of North Sherman between West <br />Lindsey and West VanBuren Streets in South Bend, Indiana. It is described as the North <br />35 feet, except 10'x40' on the Southeast side of lot 9 and all of lots 10 and 11 and 43 feet <br />on the South side of lot 12, Cushing First Addition in South Bend, Indiana. <br />This is a two-story Tudor Revival style house with an irregular plan, concrete foundation <br />and exterior brick chimney. The walls are made of brick with soldier'stringcourse at <br />cornice. The roof is a cross gable with sloping extensions and hip dormer on the north <br />fagade. The house has a small entrance stoop with concrete stairs and floor leading to a <br />wood door. The windows are 4/1 double -hung with stone sills and soldier course lintel <br />on first story. The grounds are spacious with open lots on either side and shade trees all <br />around. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Based on the Historic Preservation Commission's Local Landmark Criteria's adopted by <br />the Common Council, the site and structures at 716 Sherman have been recommended to <br />the Common Council for designation as a Local Landmark by the Historic Preservation <br />Commission. <br />4 <br />