2. Taylor's Field 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 Taylor’s Field Historic District Saint Joseph County, IN Name of Property County and State Section 7 page 13 CARROLL is centered on the façade at the top of the third story. Immediately flanking the center entry bay are 4/1 modern wood windows with brick sills and lintels in each story. To the outside of this vertical row of 4/1 windows are groups of three windows in each story. The group of windows is composed by a 6/1 window flanked by 4/1 windows. This building is one of two large apartment buildings planned for this site when building permits were issued in November 1922. The permits were issued to DeWitt Ingleright, a South Bend relator and contractor, for 629 and 631 Carroll Street for a total cost of $120,000.13 Ingleright was born in Buchanan, Michigan, in 1885 and married Pearl Henderson. He was a building contractor in South Bend from 1908 through 1937. His obituary states that he constructed Carroll Apartments, the only building listed, which a conclusion may be drawn that it was his largest work.14 617 Carroll Street. Free Classic, 1904, Contributing. Right side of photo 07 611 Carroll Street. Berkley House, Queen Anne, c. 1900, Contributing Garage, Contributing. 531 Carroll Street. McNutt House, Free Classic, 1907, Contributing. Middle of photo 08 529 Carroll Street. Queen Anne, 1907, Non-contributing. Left side of photo 09 525 Carroll Street. Clarence & Orpha Arnold House, Prairie Style, 1910, Contributing. Right side of photo 09 The two-story house has a brick foundation and porch, clapboards on its first story, and stucco on its second story. The house has Craftsman style 16/1 wood windows with crown moldings on the first story and simple trim boards on the second story. A simple trim board forms a frieze at the top of the second story walls. The low-pitched hipped roof is covered with asphalt shingles and its wide-overhanging eaves have stucco soffits. The front (east) façade features a full-width porch with brick foundation and square corner columns. The columns stylized brick caps and a “T” design near the top of their walls. A ironwork balustrade is between the columns. The porch entry is in the north end of the façade and features concrete steps with flanking brick walls. The wood entry door features a Craftsman style window in its top half and is located in the north half of the porch’s back wall. A small window composed of sixteen lites is north of the door. A group of windows composed of a wide 1/1 wood window flanked by narrow Craftsman style windows is centered in the wall south of 13 “Plan New Buildings” South Bend Tribune. 29 Nov 1922. Pg. 1, col. 5 14 Local Obituary for DeWitt Ingleright. South Bend Tribune. 16 March 1954.