August 2001 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

HISTORIC STRUCTURES 113 W. NORTH SHORE DRIVE This house was the first to be built in this district. It was constructed in 1888, in the Carpenter style, as a wedding present from Samuel Leeper to his son, Samuel Jr. Mr. Leeper Sr., was a prominent land owner and pioneer of South Bend, his son was the owner of a brick yard that supplied bricks for various structures at Notre Dame as well as for the fast paved roads in South Bend. 209 W. NORTH SHORE DRIVE Joseph & F1ore— Neff built this Dutch Colonial s t in 1905. Mr. Neff helped nrQanize several dif- nt trust companies in Northern Indiana, among were the American Trust Company, The Home Improvement Company and the Twin City Realty Company. The Neff s resided here until 1912 when the property was sold to Arthur Russell, owner and operator of a chain of funeral homes in South Bend. DISTRICT MAP i2r NORTH SHORE DRIVE is 0 This Mission Revival style house was built in 19� by Henry and Clara Hoover. Mr. Hoover was a whole sale lumberman. The couple lived in the house until their deaths, at which time it was inherited by their son, Henry Jr. Mr. Hoover Jr., continued to re- side in the family home until 1995. Z Q ., U 2 229 W. NORTH SHORE DRIVE W e les A. Dolph constructed this Tudor Revival house in 1910. Mr. Dolph dealt in household goods and stoves as well as real estate and develop- ment. He later became Vice President of the Mer- chant's National Bank, later renamed the National Bank and Trust. �(n _ 305 W. NORTH SHORE DRIVE Harvey Elwood Dalton bought this property in 1919 for $5,000.00 and built a Colonial Revival style house on the site three years later. Mr. Dalton began his career in Detroit, Michigan, with the Interna- tional Harvester and later as a statistician for Packard Motor Company. In 1912 he joined the Studebaker Corporation in South Bend, Indiana, as an account- ant. He was eventually promoted to comptroller in 1928 and retired in the 1940s. 325 W. NORTH SHORE DRIVE This is one of the few known Sears & Robuck cata- log houses in South Bend, Indiana. It is called th "Magnolia" and was built by Max Stryker in 192 In the mid- 1920's Mr. Stryker and his cousin, Ha Shroff, organized the Federated Teacher's Service Corporation which published music and operated a service organization for music teachers. Mr. Stryker resided in this house until his death in 1951.