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STAFF REPORT ON THE NOMINATION OF EDGEWATER PLACE HISTORIC DISTRICT TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES HISTORIC NAME OF PROPERTY: Edgewater Place Historic District ADDRESS: Edgewater Place Local Historic District, near southeast side of downtown South Bend, along the St. Joseph River. BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION: Beginning at the southeast corner of Lincoln Way and East Monroe Street, face northeast and follow the south side of Monroe Street, crossing River Avenue and Edgewater Drive, to the edge of the Saint Joseph River. Follow the riverbank in a southeasterly direction to a line extended northeast from the south boundary of 655 River Avenue. Turn southwest and follow the south boundary line of 655 River Avenue to the east side of Lincoln Way. Turn northwest and follow the east side of Lincoln Way, crossing Bronson and Arch Streets, to the south edge of East Monroe Street, or the place of beginning. DATE OF STAFF REVIEW: July 15, 2023 CASE HISTORY: Historic Preservation Administrator Adam Toering identified the Edgewater Place Local Historic District as a National Register-eligible area when conducting CLG reporting requirements for the Indiana State Department of Natural Resources. Further meetings, correspondence, and consultations regarding the nomination process and paperwork occurred in 2021 and 2022 with the neighborhood and consulting bodies. The City of South Bend requisitioned money to hire consultant Mr. Kurt Garner to write the formal nomination. Mr. Garner submitted a nomination for listing of the Edgewater Place District located in South Bend, Indiana, to the National Register of Historic Places to the Staff of the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend & St. Joseph County on June 29, 2023. The nomination has been reviewed by staff and is formally submitted for public hearing at the August 21, 2023, Historic Preservation Commission meeting. CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION: In order to be considered eligible for inclusion in the National Register, an historic property should be at least 50 years old and must possess local, state, or national significance in relation to at least one of the following criteria: Criterion A is associated with the events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; or Criterion B is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or Criterion C embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction; or Criterion D has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Ordinarily, cemeteries, birthplaces, graves of historical figures, properties owned by religious institutions or used for religious purposes, structures which have been moved from their original locations, reconstructed historic buildings, properties commemorative in nature, and properties which have received significance within the last 50 years, shall not be considered eligible for the National Register. However, such properties will qualify if they are integral parts of historic districts which meet the criteria or if they fall within the categories established by the National Park Service as Criteria Consideration/Exemptions.