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415 West Madison <br />Historical Context <br />This property is located on the north side of West Madison between North William and <br />North Taylor Streets, in South Bend, Indiana. It is described as being the East 1/2 of lot <br />34 Hendricks and Grants Addition. <br />Lot 34 Hendricks U Grant's Addition was sold to Samuel Barnes, a carpenter, in 1873 <br />for $900.00. Mr. Barnes built this house in 1873, he and his wife resided here until <br />1889 when the house was sold to Leudwig M. Schuell. Mr. Schuell moved to South <br />Bend in 1884 to open his own jewelry and eye glass store. Mr. Schuell was a jeweler, <br />watchmaker and optician by trade, his store was located in the Oliver House Block at 107 <br />N. Main Street. He resided at 415 W. Madison, until his death in 1901 when the house <br />was inherited by his son, Edward, his daughters, Lillian and Susannah and his brother, <br />Herman. <br />Edward L. Schuell resided in a portion of this house for about 7 years during the early <br />1900s. He married Marguerite Carmany in 1907, while he was a cigarmaker at C L <br />Goetz. A few years later Edward became a representative for Indiana 8t Michigan Electric <br />Company. Edward Schuell died in 1936. Herman Schuell, Edward's uncle, resided at this <br />address with his wife, Alverta Marquie, until his death in 1931. Mr. Herman Schuell was <br />a salesman for Scherman - Schaus Motor Company. In 1916 Herman Schuell hired <br />prominent architects, Austin and Shambleau, to renovate the house. Austin and <br />Shambleau added elements of Greek Revival Style to up date an other wise simple <br />vernacular style house. Mrs. Schuell continued to reside there until 1949 when she sold <br />the house to her daughter, Kathryn and her husband Forrest West. Mrs. Schuell moved <br />to Minnesota where she passed away in 1951. Mr. West was a prominent South Bend <br />architect with his own firm, Forrest R. West Architect. Mr. U Mrs. West lived in this <br />house until 1991 when it was sold to the current owner, Robert Knecht. Mr. Knecht <br />uses the house as a rental property. Currently it is vacant while under renovation. <br />