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 Sections 9-end page 29 Period of Significance (justification) The period of significance begins in 1877 when the first house was constructed in the district at 736 Bronson Street. While a few houses date to the late 19th century, most of the houses were constructed after the Edgewater Place plat was recorded in 1919. The last contributing house was built in 1927 at 717 Lincoln Way. Criteria Considerations (explanation, if necessary) Statement of Significance Summary Paragraph (Provide a summary paragraph that includes level of significance, applicable criteria, justification for the period of significance, and any applicable criteria considerations.) Edgewater Place Historic District is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under criterion C/architecture for the number and variety of examples of Colonial Revival and Craftsman styles, as well as a few examples of Queen Anne and Tudor Revival architecture. The concentration of these examples for middle-class residents on South Bend’s near southeast side was the result of the Edgewater Place plat in 1919. While small in scale, the plat took advantage of its nearness to the Saint Joseph River for views, and connectivity to downtown along Lincoln Way, between which the plat was created. Therefore, the district also qualifies under criterion A/community planning and design due to these features. The district also qualifies under the multiple properties documentation form: Historic Residential Suburbs in the U.S., 1830-1960. The Edgewater Place Historic District has a plat recorded in 1919 with residential lots marketed for suburban living outside of South Bend’s more urban core of the 19th century. The location was described as the closest suburban development in the developer’s promotional materials. Therefore the district qualifies under the sub-type of the MPDF: Early Automobile Suburbs: 1908 to 1945.