2. Edgewater Place Historic District - National Register Nomination

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United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Edgewater Place Historic District Saint Joseph County, IN Name of Property County and State Section 7 page 13 The two-story house has a brick foundation, clapboards, and 6/1 wood windows with simple crown moldings. The side-gabled gambrel roof is covered with asphalt shingles. The façade features a porch on its south half with square corner columns composed of brick and walls covered with clapboards. The columns support a low-pitched hipped roof with gablet over the porch entry. The entry door is wood with small windows in the top. A pair of 6/1 windows is south of the door. A row of three 6/1 windows is north of the porch in the first story. The second story features a front-facing gable with gambrel roof in its north half and dormer with shed roof in its south half. The gambrel section features a pair of 6/1 windows. The dormer with shed roof section also features a pair of 6/1 windows. The house was built in 1920 by Whitcomb & Keller and was sold it to Robert and Jessie Nickerson in 1923, though the Nickersons had resided in the home since its construction. Robert Nickerson was an assistant production manager for the Studebaker Company. The Nickersons lived in the house until 1942 when they sold it to Ira Mishler and moved to Chicago. The Nickersons had a daughter named June and son, Robert Jr., who was killed in France during World War II.10 639 River Avenue. Gable-front, c. 1888, Contributing Left side of photo 12 639 ½ River Avenue. Former barn/house, c. 1888/1925, Contributing 647 River Avenue. Gable-front, 1882, Contributing William Harper, builder Garage, Contributing The one and a half story, front-gabled house features wood clapboards and corner boards and 2/2 wood windows with simple trim boards. The roof is covered with asphalt shingles. The front façade has a large 1/1 window on the first story and a 2/2 window on the second story. The entry porch is enclosed and on the north side of the house. The porch is enclosed with large 1/1 wood windows and features a shed roof covered with asphalt shingles. It covers the back two-thirds of the north façade and features an entry door in its east-facing wall. A 2/2 window is in the home’s north façade east of the porch. A one and a half story addition is on the back of the house. This was one of several houses constructed in the late 19th century Harper plat of the district and likely was built by William Harper in 1882. The lot, and several others, was purchased by real estate developer Samuel Robinson from William Harper in 1894.11 651 River Avenue. Gable-front, 1889, Contributing Garage, Contributing 655 River Avenue. T-plan, c. 1890, Contributing 10 South Bend HPC Survey Card, 1985, rev. 1988 11 South Bend HPC Survey Card, 1985, rev. 1997