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istoric reservation co mosso p on of south bend and st. joseph county February 11, 1988 STAFF REPORT Application for Landmark Status RE: Navarre Cabin Leeper Park South Bend, IN 46501 Proposal: ROOM 1123 COUNTY CITY BUILDING south bend, indiana 46601 (219) 284-9798 Local landmark status is being requested by the Northern Indiana Historical Society. The owner requests that the Cabin would be granted honorary designation in conjunction with Hoosier '88 Celebration. Standards: A landmark must be rated at least an S/11 on the Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory and must be evaluated according to the following criteria: a. Its character, interest, or value as part of the development, heritage, or culture of the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, the State of Indiana, or the United States of America; b. its embodiment of elements of architectural design, detail, materials, or craftsmanship which represents an architectural characteristic or innovation; C. its educational value; d. its suitability for preservation; e. its location as the site of a significant historical event; and/or f. its identification with the life of a person or persons of historical significance. Evaluation: The subject building is rated 0/13 on the Indiana Historic Site. and Structures Inventory. Criterion a: The building was constructed circa 1820 for Pierre Navarre, a French fur trader and early St. Joseph County settler. Criterion b: The cabin is the only known extant example of a log building within the City of South Bend. Even though it has been altered by the addition of a stone chimney in the 1930's, the structure does represent a particular building type in which few examples remain. The structure is the only known example from the early settlement period of St. Joseph County and is associated with the first non -Native American settler in the county.