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 20 attic features a dormer, covered with wood shingles, and a hipped roof centered on the façade. The dormer has two short Craftsman style windows; the north window is divided into three panes and the south window is covered with wood. The building is thought to have been constructed in 1908 by Whitcomb & Keller prior to their Edgewater Place plat in 1919, however it is located on Edgewater Place’s lot one which absorbed the undeveloped portions of Fuerbringer’s plat. Whitcomb & Keller rented the house to tenants until they sold it in 1923 to Phillip Oestreicher, a salesman. He sold it a year later but continued to live in the home until at least 1925. Oestreicher sold it to Courtland DuComb, a graduate of DePauw and Indiana Universities, who practiced law in South Bend. He lived here until 1942 when the house was transferred to Courtland and Clara DuComb’s son, Noel.18 735 Lincoln Way. Flack Cigar Co. Building/Commercial, 1954, Non-contributing 741 Lincoln Way. Car sales lot, Gable-front building, c. 1970, Non-contributing Garage, Non-contributing 757 Lincoln Way. Johnson House, T-plan, 1900, Contributing 757 ½ Lincoln Way. Hall and Parlor, c. 1882, Contributing 761 Lincoln Way. House/Commercial, c. 1900/1970, Non-contributing 771 Lincoln Way. Gabled-ell, c. 1910, Non-contributing Bronson Street, south side going east 730 Bronson Street., Bungalow, 1910, Contributing Right side of photo 20 732 Bronson Street. T-plan, 1892, Contributing Middle of photo 20 Garage, Contributing 736 Bronson Street. William Harper House, T-plan, 1877, Contributing Left side of photo 20 The two-story house has a rubble stone foundation parged with cement and clapboards with corner boards. A simple trim board is at the top of the second story walls and the low-pitched gabled roof is covered with asphalt shingles. The house has a combination of 3/1 Craftsman style wood windows from an early remodeling campaign and 1/1 wood windows. The windows have crown moldings on the front façade and simple trim boards on the remaining facades. The entry 18 South Bend HPC Survey Card, 1985, rev. 1987