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 15 entry vestibule, one-story, with concrete steps. The entry, composed of a pair of aluminum doors and transom, is recessed between walls, composed of rowlocks, that curve inward toward the entry. It has a stone lintel above which rises four stone ribs which extend above the vestibules stone cap to form pinnacles. The parapet cap steps up in the center and forms a panel of brick between the entry and parapet cap in which are located a glazed building stone with the Salvation Army logo and blue glazed brick that form a cross. Centered in the upper stories above the vestibule is a large art glass window composed of stained glass in a pattern portraying the Good Samaritan. The top of the angled bay features a wide recessed panel of brick. A cornerstone is located in the vestibule, south of the entry, and is carved with ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE GOOD OF HUMANITY. A.D. 1946. Originally described as a site for a citadel, the Salvation Army Corps of South Bend received a donation of this property from Judge J. Elmer Peak in memory of his mother, Mrs. Frances Peak, who died in 1945. A groundbreaking was held in November 1946 for construction of the building that was estimated to cost $60,000. The organization moved from their facilities in the 200 block of South St. Joseph Street to the building when it was finished. Fred W. Keller, partner in a large development company in the city, was president of the Salvation Army board in South Bend and participated in the groundbreaking.16 The building consisted of administrative offices, youth recreational area, dining hall, auditorium, and hobby and Scout rooms. A memorial window to Mrs. Peak is above the entry vestibule in the second story.17 An architect’s rendering of the building (the architect was a Salvation Army corporate architect from Chicago) appeared in the May 19, 1946, issue of the South Bend Tribune. 602 Carroll Street. Rulo House, T-plan, 1888, Contributing. 604 Carroll Street. T-plan, c. 1885, Non-contributing. 612/614 Carroll Street. Free Classic/Duplex, 1901, Contributing. Left side of photo 13 618 Carroll Street. Ulich House, Free Classic Cottage/T-plan, c.1890, Contributing. Right side of photo 13 The one-story house has a concrete foundation and clapboards. The house has 1/1 wood windows with simple trim boards and tall frieze board at the top of its gable walls. The roof is covered with asphalt shingles. The front façade features a porch that wraps around the front and north façade where the entry door is located. The porch has two Doric columns on its north wall and is enclosed with rows of 1/1 windows in its front (west) wall. The porch has a low-pitched hipped roof. The entry door is located in the west-facing wall of the T-plan, at the back of the porch. It is a wood door with Craftsman style window. Two pairs of 1/1 wood windows are in the back wall of the north part of the porch, including the enclosed section, and a row of four 1/1 wood windows is in the front wall of the porch. A notable feature of the house is the projecting, 16 “Site Contributor Breaks Ground for Citadel” South Bend Tribune. 27 Nov 1946. Pg. 5, cols. 2-4 17 “Building Drive Being Pressed” South Bend Tribune. 17 May 1946. Pg. 2, cols. 1-3