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United Slates Department of the Interior <br />National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form <br />NPS Form 10 -900 OMB No. 1024 -0018 <br />South Bend City Cemetery <br />Name of Property <br />Architect/Builder (last name, first name) <br />Champion Iron Fence Company <br />Parker, Wilson B., Architect <br />Period of Significance (justification) <br />St. Joseph, Indiana <br />County and State <br />The Period of Significance corresponds to when the land for City Cemetery was donated in 1831 <br />and the year of the first burial through 1910, the date of the dedication of the newly configured <br />cemetery entrance on Elm Street. Changes that were made after 1910 include the addition of 200 <br />veteran's burial sites in the in- filled Kankakee Race in 1961 and the demolition of a Studebaker <br />mausoleum in 1989. <br />Criteria Considerations (explanation, if necessary) <br />n/a <br />Statement of Significance Summary Paragraph (Provide a summary paragraph that includes <br />level of significance, applicable criteria, justification for the period of significance, and any <br />applicable criteria considerations.) <br />South Bend City Cemetery is applicable under National Register Criteria A in the area of social <br />history, B in the areas of social history and politics /government, and C in the areas of <br />architecture and landscape architecture. City Cemetery, with a period of significance from 1831 <br />to 1910, is South Bend's oldest municipal cemetery. Contributing to the historic significance, as <br />the burial spot of important South Bend residents, including Vice - President's Schuyler, founder <br />Lathrop Taylor, William G. George, the first mayor of South Bend, families such as the <br />Studebakers and veteran's plots from all major conflicts. <br />As previously stated, the South Bend Cemetery is the only remaining site of the Kankakee Mill <br />Race, part of which is the veterans' burial plot. The cemetery also serves as the burial lot of <br />important political individuals. In regards to South Bend, the cemetery is an integral part of the <br />city and its history and stands as a record of the development and a testament to the progress of <br />South Bend. With the growth of South Bend and subsequent additions, City Cemetery is now <br />Section 8 page 13 <br />