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City of South Bend and St. Joseph County Historic Preservation Guidelines 152 District Addendums: Taylor’s Field Local Historic District Established 1998 (Ordinance 8952-98) History of Taylors Field Unique District Character Preservation Private Site Work & Buildings The district is characterized by its proximity to downtown South Bend and the former Birdsell Plant . It is located between Michigan Street to the west, a residential area to the east, Bronson Street to the south and Monroe Street to the north . The district contains 51 structures and their accessory buildings. The district is largely composed of a variety of small to mid-sized homes with a few large homes in the neighborhood . Styles of homes include Queen Anne, Free Classic, Shingle Style, Colonial Revival, and American Foursquare . There are also a few non-residential buildings including the Salvation Army Activity Center at 540 South Carroll Street, the Carroll Apartment Building at 629 South Carroll Street, and a large church at 602-608 South St. Joseph Street. A small commercial building is located at 116 East South Street . Individual properties in the district are characterized by a house located near the front of each lot with a small to medium lawn in front and little to no lawn at the rear of the property . Often the back yard is used as a parking lot for tenants . About half of the properties include a garage which is either located at the rear of the property and accessed from unpaved alleys running behind the property or located directly next to the structure and accessed by small drives. Nearly all of the garage structures are out of date, single-stall frame buildings . One large carriage house still stands in the district . Most properties have trees, shrubbery and/or hedges . Most houses conform to the uniform set-back within each block. Taylor’s Field Local Historic District DRAFT