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 Sections 9-end page 28 Period of Significance (justification) The period of significance begins c. 1880, the approximate date of construction of 532 Columbia Street (photo 16) along with a few other homes in the middle section of the district in the Denniston and Fellows plat that were built in the early-to-mid-1880s. The district gained most of its development after it was divided among Lathrop Taylor’s heirs and platted in 1893. The last contributing building constructed, and end to the period of significance, is the Salvation Army building located at 540 Carroll Street, constructed in 1946 (photo 12). 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.) Taylor’s Field Historic District is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under criterion C/architecture. The relatively large concentration of upper middle-class Queen Anne, Free Classic, American Four Square, and Prairie Style homes constructed between about 1890 and 1920 has little comparison in South Bend. Most of the homes are of generous scale exhibiting exceptional features of the various styles popular during the turn of the 19th to 20th centuries, several also being architect-designed. ______________________________________________________________________________ Narrative Statement of Significance (Provide at least one paragraph for each area of significance.) Taylor’s Field Historic District has an impressive collection of generously sized homes designed in popular American styles during the late 19th and early 20th century. Most of these are in forms of Queen Anne or Free Classic styles built between about 1890 and 1910. The emerging popularity of the American Four Square and Prairie Style during the early 20th century also resulted in several examples built in the district between about 1900 and 1925. Combined, these styles represent the high majority of architectural styles in Taylor’s Field. There are a few other styles, including two large examples of Colonial Revival architecture, found in relatively few numbers such as Italianate, Craftsman, and Art Deco. Taylor’s Field plat became a popular place for upper middle-class and business owners to construct homes between 1890 and 1910. The affect the prestigious development had on surrounding land is evidenced from additional substantial housing constructed east to Vistula Road (now Lincoln Way) between Bronson Street and the Grand Trunk Railroad on the south and Monroe Street on the north. Monroe curves southeast and becomes Lincoln Way east of the district. While many of these houses are simpler and smaller in scale (photo 21), the influence