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Home My WebLink About1302 High Street_SURVEY CARDSfield survey and evaluation surveyors survey date revision date summer 1979 overall opinion style details integrity condition site + outbuildings historical significance general description number of stories plan roof wall foundation structural system site roof wall doors windows stai rs chimneys towers + steeples porch + balcony additional features N • photo number field 2SB21 -6 file ` r'21-7 0' C o C N 9• a) a ? ' 3 p3i D rt 3 0 fv rf O O rt rt O 0 u 3 3 3 0 ' 3 3 m 3 a rt 0 0 3 v o3. a 0 g a 3. 3 03 3 3 N N co 0 o CO Cn rr rr r C v 3a N 3 D Qm c c rr D a j nn. v r 0I 3r j 3 N crumlish/sporleder and associatessaintjosephcountyhistorica•1 survey architecure urban design 511 w. colfax south bend, indiana legal description historical notes source of information field survey and evaluation surveyors survey date revision date Straw/Wallar Spring, 1984 overall opinion style details integrity condition site + outbuildings historical significance general description number of stories plan irregular roof flat wall brick foundation concrete structural system site roof wall N r• r 3 N o 3 one & two, over raised basement Located on the east side of High Street in a mixed industrial, residential neighborhood. Flat roof with corbeled cornice line concrete parapet. Brick -seven row common bond with pilasters. 1306 has been painted and one story addition added. 03 c o C i A D rt 0 o 19. 0rt rn c1 r* 0 3 a 0 N 0 3 0 3 6 D rt 3 D c o O D 3 a rtr• s v 0 c 3 doors Main entrances are single leaf glass and aluminum doors, there are several entrances on the South side with segmentally arched lintels. P 0 0 3 0 r P windows a@ a First floor 4/4, remainder boarded up. Concrete sill fD 3 o segmentally arched lintels. p rt 3 N N S 0 3 CN0 c 3 stairs N N cb rt 0 3Sixtosideentranceof1302Highj01o00 C 3 v chimneys rt D w o 1306 High - Two chimneys raising from end pilasters 0) both have corbeled tops. N 07 T a towers + steeples rt 1 n) 0 rn 3 porch + balcony y sv rn additional features crumlish/spotleder and associates saint j o s e p h county h i s t o r i c a,l survey architecture urban design 511 W. Colfax south bend, indiana legal description historical notes SEE INDUSTRIAL BUILDING STUDY" source of information EST"TEC`_% INDIANA HISTORIC SITES AND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES STRUCTURES INVENTORY (SUPPLEMENTAL SHEET) State Form 42881 (11-88) ab STATE OF INDIANA Name Survey / Site Number Address (Street and number) County 1302 High Street "Wells-Kreighbaum Manufactur,'Lng Company/ City 311iJIC1 81 VLI ICI 5 Ku lour at.: Lu1 _j smIff JIIINd IIy „ Additional Information (Use reverse side for drawing) The brick industrial building on the southeast corner of High 3Li ccL aiiJ 1101111.>yItlallia Avclluc way 4,VIIaLI ut-,LatJ ill 16303. Tllr; original firm here was the Wells-Kreighbaum Manufacturing C-,alJe 111}+lly . iL LI IC 11 t-:a IIIC LIIC C J W11 -3II1 IC1 I Idllul r-ct"; L u i lllty CVI11pa Ily from 1908 to 1910 and the Shidler Brothers Manufacturing Company from 1"10 Lu 19S7 . Yllc bulls- iiiI j wd5 1dLCl u5ed d5 d wdI CIIVuSC (VI the H. J. Schrader Company, who eventually opened ```a retail I- L, 11LLuIC •LVIC ill LIIC bui 14 J. Ily, I C111a J.Il.l.11y IIv1C ullLil 17V0. The original company, Wells-Kreighbaum, manufactured dining alij liLl al y T Ilt::y raVeIILually tzxA pctiiJtvt-I LIICJ.I lily LV include extension tables and a variety of store and office fJ.iiLU--, ca. Dy 1.13110 Llle I_umNaIIy ut.,t uF,it J Lwu lal 5e buJ,lJilly5 tall LIIC site with " modern" steam power machinery and alarge, skilled WVI k fVl k_V . T IIC H1 VJu,_La IIIat.. -_ IICI C wCl e J15L1 J. bu Lt,-j LI II VuyI IVuL the United States. Tllc fir aL of fit al a of LI1 t..VIIINaIIy wcl a - Evil t~LL E. Wt 115, president; Hiram/ W . Kreighbaum , vice-president; Mark D . (Early, ar ly , Jc\..1 CLaI r, alli l.Ill 1 L1all H. WCII CI , 1 I Cast.-ll CI 1litvz-C. VI (14C."> changed hands several times in the ten years the company operated i...il,dwi LIIC Wcll"'I(1 triyl-(L)a1.111I IIa111C . ElmerEllsworth Wells had been in a similar- business, under L11c: ilalllC A. WC11J alld SVII, wjAh Ilia IIC fciLI 167ry 6. Ihim film, atthefoot of Washington Street in South Bend, manufactured wood at 1 t".C11 Gild IJllllll, IJall1\ dlld rrl(.:C I uI IIl I1111t4j-, az: wCll d dealing in lumber. The name of the business changed in 1889 to Lll WtA1z=, I alluf auLul iliy Gumpolly ctiid by 1912 ill LIIC manufacture of wood products for engravers and electro-t-ypers. WC 11wdbut II 1 II AVVCd IJCAi :, W j K ApI i 1 24 , 1661 , I VII V AlValI and Marietta (Smith)Wells. Hediedin September of 1947. Hi de oll W. KI iV1IbCtUlIl KIIuwii ill 5uuLII 6CI1V dzsaministerof the German Baptist Brethren Church, the Dunkards, in Ll le z.VuLl leaSL ,- LIIC u.i Ly . HC wctz:; Clt tuLvd LV LIIC nli lliz::;Lr y in 1882 and served for thirty years. Born in September, 1846 on a fdim iivcti AKrVI1, Ohiu, he died Julie ii, i9i4- , ill SouLI-I bend. His son, Hiram C., was also an officer of the company at various Llllle5. Foe wdz: bull] 111 16/6 111 6Vui. l1 wds employed as an cont.: see supplemental sheet #2) Information Sources Prepared By I Date INDIANA HISTORIC SITES AND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES STRUCTURES INVENTORY (SUPPLEMENTAL SHEET) State Form 42881 (11-88) r STATE OF INDIANA Name Survey/ Site Number Address (Street and number) County Wells-Kreighbaum= supplemental sheet #2) City Township Additional Information (Use reverse side for drawing) undertaker and also was part owner of the Wells-Rensberger Funeral Home. Christian Wenger was a real estate developer in the city. Hiram W. Kreighbaum was married to his sister, Marietta. Christian and Marietta were responsible for dividing and selling a good deal of land in southeast South Bend which had been part of their family estate, the Martin Wenger farm. The farm was home for their parents, Martin L. and Christina (Studebaker) Wenger, local pioneers. Christian Wenger was born May 24, 1849 on the family farm and died in April., 1926. The Shidler brothers, John Willard and Adam N., became involved with the furniture company here and by 1906 had purchased controlling interest in, and were officers of, the firm. In 1908 the name was changed to Wells-Shidler; by 1910 the company was called Shidler Brothers Manufacturing Company with John W. as president and Adam N. as secretary -treasurer. Their younger brother, Clem E., a local dentist, was elected as company vice-president. The two brothers had previously purchased the stock of a hardware concern, Singler and Creveston, located at 131-133 South Michigan, in 1899. They continued in this business until becoming involved with furniture manufacturing around 1906. After the company was in their control, they continued manufacturing and selling furniture, especially tables, at the High Street plant. An advertisement from the local promotional book "South Bend World Famed"(1922) described "high grade dining suits, complete, consisting of table, buffet, china cabinet, server and chairs." They abandoned manufacturing in 1923 and devoted themselves to retailing, opening a new store, Shidler Brothers Incorporated, at 112 South Michigan. This business continued well into the 1950's. The Shidlers were the sons of Adam W. Shidler, a pioneer and lumberman who operated a sawmill south of Lakeville in Union Township from 1854 until the 1860's. He was also an inventor, securing a patent in 1869 for a sugar sap evaporator. John Willard died in 1948 at the age of 81. cont.: see supplemental sheet #3) Information Sources Prepared By I Date ESTATE INDIANA HISTORIC SITES AND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES STRUCTURES INVENTORY (SUPPLEMENTAL SHEET) State Form 42881 (11-88) STATE OF INDIANA Name Survey / Site Number Address (Street and number) County Wells-Kreighbaum= Supplemental sheet #3) City Township Additional Information (Use reverse side for drawing) After the Shidlers ceased operations here in 1937, the building stood empty until 1940. It was then used as a warehouse for the H. J. Schrader Company. This firm was founded in South Bend in 1939 and its owners opened a store at 315 West Jefferson Street. The store carried sporting goods, electric appliances, furniture and paints. Company officers included: Everett L. Ridge, president; Franklin R. Kramer, vice-president; Cecil Walz, secretary; and Harold C. Ullery as treasurer. Everett Ridge was also owner of The Ridge Company, distributors of automobile parts, mill supplies and appliances. The Schrader Company remained in the building until 1980, eventually utilizing the space for another retail furniture store. The building is now (1991) the site for two businesses: Environmental Technology Incorporated and K. and L. Machine Manufacturing Company. It has been owned since 1989 by T. and C. Incorporated. Sources: South Bend City Directories: 1881-1980. Portage Township Assessor Report: 1983. Deed Index 1969,1981,1982. Howard, T.E. A,.,.,.. H_is_to_r.y.......... of..,._, St_......_. Jaseph_.__. Cou_ntY. (Chicago : 1907) , 1097-1099. Anderson and Cooley, camp. 5outhBe_ndand......t_he......Me_n.......W_ho....._Have......Made 11. ( South Bend: 1901 ) . South Bend Tribune, 6-11-12 (obit.), 7-26-19, 9-20-27 (obit.), 10-6-37, 9-11-47 (obit.),9-11-48, 11-27--48, 5-16-56, 11-15-56. G_it_i_ze_ns....... HAsto_ri_cal....... Assoc _at.i_o.n....... B_ gar_a.p_h.i.cal...... a.nd..- H.i_s.tor_i_ca1_ Ma.nuscr_i,pt . 2 B200 D12 E71 F45 (1935) . 5out.h.......Be,nd....._Wor._i_d....._F_amed.. (1922 ; r epr . 1979) . Information Sources Prepared By I Date