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Chapin Park Local Historic District Guidebook <br />Page 49 <br />813 Park Avenue Cross Gable <br />Annie and Gilbert Elliot purchased lot 63 and half of 62 in 1882 from <br />Edward Chapin and built this house by 1883. Gilbert worked for the <br />MC Railroad as a passenger ticket agent, and Annie worked at the <br />Tribune Store in the 1890s. They raised two children, Lizzie and <br />Gilbert. Annie Elliott lived in the house until 1908. Architect Ennis <br />Austin resided here from 1914 until 1916. <br />815 Park Avenue Free Classic Queen Anne <br />Annie Elliot, the widow of Gilbert Elliot, built this house in 1898 for <br />income purposes. Her husband had passed away in 1896. Joseph <br />Seaman and his family were the first residents, and they lived here <br />until 1904. Seaman, a Russian immigrant, was involved in the sale <br />of dry goods. From 1910 until 1914, Adolph Heller rented the home. <br />816 Park Avenue Queen Anne: Spindlework <br />The Mann family purchased this lot and had the house built by <br />1891. In 1898, architect Walter and Emma Schneider were residents <br />of this home, and by 1910, they had purchased it. Walter designed <br />several homes in the neighborhood, including several on Lamont <br />Terrace and Navarre Street, as well as many civic buildings in South <br />Bend. The Schneiders lived here into the 1950s. <br />817 Park Avenue Gabled-T/Stick Style <br />James and Emma Camper purchased this property from Edward <br />Chapin in 1884 and had this house built by 1886. Camper was a gun- <br />smith and co-owner of Camper and Stedman, a sporting goods and <br />bicycle store in South Bend. His partner, F. Lewis Stedman, lived at <br />804 and 730 Park Avenue. Emma Camper lived here until 1932. <br />819 Park Avenue Gabled-T/Spindlework <br />Robert Tutt, a carpenter and contractor, built this house in 1890, and <br />sold it to Mary and Isaac Calvert in 1891. Isaac was a well-known <br />mechanic. The Calverts rented the house to Dr. Harry Mitchell <br />(1896-1898) and Courtney Ducomb, a local attorney (1899). By 1904, <br />Nelson and Anna Jones had purchased the home and lived here <br />with their son, Herbert, into the 1930s.