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 22 facing wall) and has a wood door with side-lites. A projecting, three-sided bay is centered in the first story west of the porch. It has a row of four 1/1 wood windows on its front wall. The façade’s gable wall also features a row of four 1/1 wood windows which is repeated in the other two gables. The house was constructed for Dr. Harry and Nettie Thomson in 1908 on a lot purchased from Mary Taylor Nicar in 1902. Harry Thomson was an optician. The house was sold to Dr. Samuel and Naomi (Culp) Baer in 1920 for $9400. Samuel received his medical degree from Illinois Medical College and came to South Bend to practice from Nappanee in 1908. He had his medical offices in the JMS Building in South Bend. While Naomi Baer died in 1924, Dr. Baer continued to own the house until his death in 1951.30 212 South Street. Wike House, Queen Anne, c. 1910, Contributing. Left side of photo 02 310 South Street. Chalfant House, T-plan, 1890, Contributing. Right side of photo 19 316 South Street. Four Square/Craftsman, c.1910, Contributing. Left side of photo 19 320 South Street. Upright-and-wing, c.1880, Contributing. Right side of photo 15 402 South Street. Lemon Keen Building. Commercial/Italianate, 1892, Contributing William Turnock, builder Right side of photo 20 Garage, c.1920, Contributing. The two-story brick commercial building is located on the southeast corner of Columbia and South Streets and features segmental-arched 1/1 wood windows with brick sills and arches on its east and west (side) walls. The front (north) façade features two storefronts divided by a stairway entry that is flanked by narrow brick pilasters. The stairway entry has a modern wood door with window in the top half and a tall wood transom. While composed nearly identically, the west storefront is wider than the east storefront. The storefronts have a recessed pair of wood entry doors with windows in the top half and tall transoms above. The recessed area is flanked by cast iron pilasters and wood storefront windows with transoms. A wood panel is below the storefront window. The pilasters carry a cast iron lintel that extends across the full-width of the building at the top of the storefronts. The second story features five 1/1 wood windows with stone sills and metal pediment-style hoods. The building features a tall metal cornice with rows of brackets divided into three parts by 30 South Bend HPC Survey Card, 1988, rev. 1998