1608 Devon Circle_SURVEY CARDS (2)

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1. Rating - �(Ofi JF✓o++ ILV 2. County ElOutstandinc L7-tsinnls�em r u..,e�.�e n..__._��...._ _ .. i � , 3. Survey No. 4. Historic Name ' JV -pa 29. Historic Contexts) I Statement of Significance I Additional Deseriptlon: 141-597-37261 5. Township Weisbur Residence Portage 8. Address ❑ Commerce Preliminary No. 141-597-57043 1608 Devon 7. City Circle South Bend rating, w e s t e g est grade o construction nown n t e c ty o outh Bend. It used was the highest grade --weather resistant and exceptionally long-lasting. 8. Quad Name South Bend East INDIANA HISTORIC SITES AND STRUCTURES INVENTORY -State of Indiana Department of Natural Resources State Form 16822/Revised 7967 ❑ Ethnic heritage LANDMARK 9. Common Name 10. Visible 11. Endangered Explain dings in South Bend since his arrival in 1904, designed this Tudor home for Andrew C. (XJ Yes L1 No ❑ Yea LXNo e s urg and his w> e, a ette, in 1925. The Tudor style was rather unique for Young; 12. Ownership Owner's Address (!l different) 1926 Directory lists the Weisburgs as living in this house. In 1935, Ivar Hennings, pre dent of South Bend Bait Company, bought the house and assumed a mortgage which originall leaving the property to his widow, Helen, who on April 20, 1954, sold it to the South E)Public ® Private ❑ Performing arts 13. Use Present Past 14. Category 15. Surveys I Legal Protections 18. Location Notes/ Legal Description 17. Cohdltion 18. Integrity Residence LXI 9 Cf Bullding(s) Local Landmark Lot 8-9 Devon Place Excellent ❑ Unaltered Commercial ❑ ❑ El District ❑ ❑ ❑ Site C3Good 50 Altered major ❑ ❑ ❑ Structure ❑ Fair ® Moved El Deteriorated Date moved ElObject 19. ❑ Ruins Jul 1976 Time Periods) 20. Styles) 21. Architect 1 Builder 1922 Tudor Revival Ernest W. Young SR 22. SPECIFY ALTERATIONS ❑ Transportation ❑ Vernacular/Construction required termite treatment, and posted a performance bond to bring teh house up to standard state of repair Remcya)s_ Replacement New foundation. NE 91 SEE CONTINUATION SHEET bune, July 16, • 1976. The court '1. BTM 32. Information Sources Deed Records, Plat Records, Mortgage Records, The South Bend Tribune Additions Other 33. Surveyor John Stamper 34. Revised by James Pastor 35. Revised by Affiliation HPC Affiliation HPC Affiliation Screen door, garage doors. 23. DESCRIPTION 24. SITE PLAN v Stories Two, with attic, ze i� c Plan Rectangular Foundation Concrete and brick He -timb ng w t st eco a s, or on w o si n DDa nt ar walls brown, e� ow stone. econ oor a Mes overgang t e itat Boor. Roof is steeply pitched able witth sl to shingle that decrease in s Roof a the et nearer he fares In rid d e at ens. One massive c mney ron , u w w Porches Front concrete terrace with surrounding landscaping. r '" OPENINGS --Wood entry door; terrace doors at side and rear. Windows are with the e ndows in the second floor of the projecting front able, and the. pair of `� fy re diamond shaped leaded glass.se / 4 .� 1tmd= garage is ocated behind t e house to t e southwest. Neither face it, but are in - and the s et o add to the ffect of a na ura En fish n 1976 from Jefferson Boulevar . 25. No. of Contributing Resources Two 26. No. of Non-contributing Resources None 27. Environment Residential, cul-de-sac 28. Areas of Significance: ❑ Agriculture 29. Historic Contexts) I Statement of Significance I Additional Deseriptlon: X Architecture ❑ Art n July . o u y an ex st ng two-storey ng s ATTACH NEGATIVE ❑ Commerce 1608 Devon Circle. The 1932 assessment card gave this house a G-1 ENVELOPE HERE F1Communications 19 Community Planning 9 Conservation ❑ Economics ❑ Education rating, w e s t e g est grade o construction nown n t e c ty o outh Bend. It used was the highest grade --weather resistant and exceptionally long-lasting. Andrew e s urg, owner an manager o the ver HotelCorp., pure ase ots ❑ Englneering ❑ Entertainment / recreation and became known as Tuxedo Park Lots 4, 5 and 6. A $20,000 restriction was placed on co of housing on Tu<edo Parkproperty. ❑ Ethnic heritage ❑ Exploration /settlement dings in South Bend since his arrival in 1904, designed this Tudor home for Andrew C. ❑ Health/medicine ❑ Indian e s urg and his w> e, a ette, in 1925. The Tudor style was rather unique for Young; ❑ Industry ❑ Invention ❑ Landscape architecture ❑.Law ❑ Literature ❑ Military 1926 Directory lists the Weisburgs as living in this house. In 1935, Ivar Hennings, pre dent of South Bend Bait Company, bought the house and assumed a mortgage which originall leaving the property to his widow, Helen, who on April 20, 1954, sold it to the South Bend Osteopathic Hospital, Inc. The house was then used by staff workers of the newly- ❑ Performing arts In 1975-76, the hospital began an expansion program. The Tudor house was in the wayo ❑ Philosophy ❑ Politics(government construction and was sold for $1,800 to Thomas George 30. FOR STATE OFFICE USE ONLY "the owner of the house, had purchased the lot on Devon NR ❑ Religion ❑ Science Circle in the normal way. He obtained the proper city _. ❑ Social history SR E ❑ Transportation ❑ Vernacular/Construction required termite treatment, and posted a performance bond to bring teh house up to standard state of repair ❑ Other NE 91 SEE CONTINUATION SHEET bune, July 16, • 1976. The court '1. BTM 32. Information Sources Deed Records, Plat Records, Mortgage Records, The South Bend Tribune 33. Surveyor John Stamper 34. Revised by James Pastor 35. Revised by Affiliation HPC Affiliation HPC Affiliation Date May 1979 Date June 1990 Date