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 32 Other Notable Buildings in the District Four other buildings and their respective styles should be noted. Two large buildings are examples of Colonial Revival architecture, are brick with stone trim and feature symmetrical facades. The former United Brethren Church (1910, photo 02) at 602 St. Joseph Street has both Colonial Revival and Neoclassical features, though the dominance of its full-round arched windows and keystones more aptly places the style as Colonial Revival. Newspaper articles from when it was constructed in 1910 call the building unique for its colonial architecture. An architect’s rendering in the article shows that the portico was planned to be nearly twice as wide and quoining was planned for the façade corners but initial bids for construction came in too high and plans were revised.35 The building has a wide, raised portico entry with pressed metal entablature, as well as a building entablature and pediment also in pressed metal. The pediment features a roundel with keystones. This is visually supported by brick and stone pilasters that divide the building into bays of stained art glass windows. The other notable Colonial Revival building is the three-story Carroll Apartment Building at 629 Carroll Street, built in 1923 (photo 07). The brick building’s most elaborate feature is a tall full-round arched entryway with stone surround and keystone that visually supports a balcony-like feature on the landing between the second and third stories. The Lemon Keen Building was constructed in 1892 in the Italianate style at 402 South Street for use as a neighborhood retail grocery store (photo 20). The two-story brick building is typical of late 19th century Italianate commercial blocks and features two storefronts with cast iron pilasters, pediment hoods on the façade’s second story, and a nicely detailed pressed metal cornice with pediment. An interesting duplex apartment building (c. 1900, middle of photo 23) is located near the east end of South Street and was constructed in the manner of row houses with masonry fire separation walls which also form side-gabled parapets. No specific style is associated with the building, but its two-and-a-half story brick construction with corbels at the corners of the separation walls and segmental-arched windows is notable and leans toward Italianate design. The Craftsman style is represented mostly through various window patterns and minor features on Four Square style homes. However, one exceptional example of the Craftsman style, also exhibiting Prairie Style influence, is located at 128 South Street and was built in 1908 (photo 18). The house has a bungalow form with broad gables facing north, east, and west. The house is covered with wood shingles with an interesting band pattern and has a side entry porch with beams that carry the second story gable. The one other building of note in the district is the three-story brick Salvation Army quarters on the northeast corner of South and Carroll Streets (photo 12). The building was constructed in the Art Deco style in 1946 and is the last contributing building built in the district. The building has an interesting, angled entry bay that faces the intersection and features a recessed entry with 35 “Church Erection Board is Coming” South Bend Tribune. 17 Nov 1901. Pg. 8, col. 5