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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) meted States Department of the Interior Mional Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 8 Page Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) The South Bend Remedy building is an outstanding example of Classic Revival/Queen Anne style architecture. The exquisite details carried out in the detailing of the limestone make it a unique architectural composition. It is also unique in that it is the only remaining building in South Bend/St. Joseph County constructed as a "row house". The Remedy building is the only commercial structure in South Bend that was designed to look like a residence. Although moved to its current location, it retains its significance related to architecture as the exterior has remained unaltered since its construction. The construction date of the Remedy building (1895) falls within the period of significance for the West Washington National Register District (1850-1920). The district contains examples of many varied types of architecture including different examples of Classical revival and RPeen Anne style structures. The Remedy building was listed in the 1993 Historic Sites and Structures Inventory of South Bend as an S/12 as a part of the West Washington National Register District The South Bend Remedy building was built in 1895 by Albert H. Kelly to house the office and laboratory of his mail-order patent medicine business — The South Bend Remedy Company. The company's specialty was Magnolia Blossom," a remedy for "women's complaints." The company ceased to exist in 1928 after the death of Albert Kelly's son,(Albert Kelly, Jr.). Albert Kelly, Sr., died in 1924. Subsequent uses of the building have included political headquarters, architect's and engineer's offices, an apartment, and auto parts storage. It has remained vacant since its relocation in 1988.