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302 West Washington Street _ <br />=ws First Presbyterian Church <br />This massive, field stone structure built in 1888, is the third <br />church building to stand on this site. All three were built <br />for the First Presbyterian Church. This Romanesque g.T4 <br />Revival church was designed by JP Bailey, and built byr <br />Christopher Fassnacht; also the builder of Tippecanoe' <br />Place further west along West Washington Street. This <br />church building includes 20 -inch thick walls, elegantly N <br />carved interior wood work, pews and furnishing. All of <br />the jewel toned, glorious stained glass is original to the <br />building. <br />322 West Washington Street <br />V2't Rose Morey Lamport House <br />This expansive home, built in 1893, is an extraordinary <br />example of the splendor of the Queen Anne style. Now <br />operating as The Inn of West Washington, The Rose Morey Lamport <br />House is replete with fine details inside and out including a stained <br />glass window that was a medal winner at the <br />famed 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. <br />Lovely architectural details decorate the outside <br />including finely turned spindles on the cut <br />sandstone porch, a corner turret with a conical <br />roof, and cut and leaded glass windows. <br />115 St. James Court (Historic address) <br />South Bend Central High School <br />South Bend Central High School stands on land that was <br />originally donated by city co-founder Alexis Coquillard in <br />1845 for the purposes of building a school. Central was built in 1911, <br />and served all of South Bend as our only high school until 1929; thus <br />originally it was known only as "South Bend <br />High School". Famed NCAA coach John <br />Wooden established a winning record and <br />exemplary basketball program at Central as <br />Head Coach of the South Bend Central Bears <br />from 1934-1943• Central is now apartments. <br />402 West Washington Street <br />The Remedy Building <br />'4. The Remedy Building was built in 1895 as the office and <br />headquarters of the South Bend Remedy Company, a mail <br />order pharmaceuticals house. This lovely Queen Anne style building <br />is embellished with garlands, sea shells, egg and <br />dart and other decorative motifs. The Remedy <br />Building is now the Northern Regional Office of <br />Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, the <br />National Headquarters of the Lincoln Highway <br />Association, and other professional offices. The <br />third floor is an apartment. <br />110 North William Street <br />The Vocational Building <br />' The Vocational Building, an adjunct of Central High School <br />once educated high school students just as the name <br />implies— in vocational studies. Young women learned sewing and <br />what came to be known as home economics. Young men learned <br />welding, machining, and aircraft engine <br />repair as preparation for the competitive <br />7,..F°* <br />industrial job market that once thrived in <br />South Bend. In keeping with its industrial <br />appearance, the Vocational building has <br />been repurposed into loft style apartments. <br />420 West Washington Street <br />j" Good House <br />The Good House is another example of a "transplanted" <br />home that fits seamlessly into the neighborhood of West <br />Washington Street. The home once stood on <br />Lafayette Blvd but was relocated during the <br />construction of South Bend Medical Foundation. <br />This lovely Queen Anne is also replete with <br />architectural details, leaded glass and curvilinear <br />lines that add visual interest. The Good House <br />now hosts guests and visitors as The Queen <br />Anne Inn. <br />0 <br />