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Historic Preservation Commission South Bend and Saint Joseph County Special Meeting —US 31 Project January 10, 2004 Significant Historic Properties — Summaries 1.) 60284 US 31: a 1930s brick colonial revival home and garage/barn with cupolas on several acres. Twin brick light posts mark the entry to the drive and another pair stands at the entrance to the fields. This home may have been owned by notable South Bender, Forest Hay. It is probably set back enough from the roadway to be safe from the roadway. Threatened by E, Es, F, G, Gs. 2.) 61191 US 31: Ullery/Fameman Farmhouse, one of the earliest Italianate farmhouses extant in the county, unique for the Tuscan influence that can be seen in its design. c. 1850-1860. This house is connected to the early settlement patterns that occurred along the Michigan Road. The Fameman family also operated a horse and buggy shop located on Michigan Street in downtown South Bend., Rated Significant and eligible for the National Register, also a Local Landmark. 3.) Southlawn Cemetery: Early graves dated to the late 1800s. Administration building dates to 1920s. 4.) 61550 US 31: Jacob Schafer/Zeiger farmstead, Italianate styled house, bank barn, and outbuildings. The original surveyor of the Michigan Road owned and lived on this property. Rated Significant. 5.) 63049 Turkey Trail: Francis Donaghue Italianate Farmhouse, barn, and chicken coop. Donaghue was a prosperous fanner, and he profited from the gold and silver speculations in the mid -1800s. This property is eligible for the National Register and was designated a Local Landmark. 6.) 62290 Miami Road: George and Elizabeth Schafer farm. The property includes the 1908 neo -Jacobean inspired farmhouse, a very large bank barn, a clay -tiled silo with a gambrel roof, a milk house, and a smaller gabled barn. The relationship of these buildings and structures to one another has kept a good level of integrity to the farm landscape. Some modem additions including a deck were added to'the house. Rated Significant, Local Landmark. 7.) 18799 Roosevelt Road: The Peter Schafer farm and its Queen Anne styled farmhouse. This farm has many outbuildings and a large barn still intact from its period of historic significance during the early 1900s, the era of prosperity for farmers and the Americanization of the German immigrant population. This farmstead retains the organization of tradition fanning practices. Rated: Outstanding/13. Eligible for the National Register. 8.) 18580 Roosevelt Road: a vernacular gable -front farmhouse connected to the Schafer family, a German family with long ties to the county. This house could be a part of a local rural district in conjunction with the Peter Schafer farm, and 62290 Miami Road, the landmarked George Schafer farmhouse, barn, and outbuildings. Significant/ 11. 9.) 19251 Roosevelt Road: Queen Anne farmhouse, barn, and outbuildings. Significant, Local Landmark. 10.) 64154 Miami Road: Conrad Schafer farmstead established c. 1853, a Greek Revival vernacular home with Victorian era porch details, the farmstead also retains many auxiliary structures and buildings. Rated: Significant/ 11 and considered eligible for the National Register.