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1. Rating
Outstanding LXSignificant / Notable Contributing 11
2. County
St . Joseph
3. Survey No.
141-598-41011
4. Historic Name
Deutscher Fortbildung Verein/South Bend
5. Township
Portage
Preliminary No.
141-598-65072'
6. Address
1541 Prairie
7. City
South Bend
8. Quad Name
South Bend West
INDIANA HISTORIC SITES AND STRUCTURES INVENTORY State of Indiana Depar ent of Natu .1 Resources State Form 16822/Revised 1987
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9. Common Name 10. Visible
IXYes No
11. Endangered Explain
Eyes ®No
12. Ownership
Public I1[Private
Owner's Address (if different)
13. Use Present Past
Residence
Commercial
Club 13 iE
14. Category
Building(s)
District
Site
Structure
Object
15. Surveys I Legal Protections 16. Location Notes I Legal Description
Lots 168-172--Oliver's 2nd Add'n
Key # 18-8052-2119
17. Condition
Excellent
IN Good
Fair
Deteriorated
Ruins
18. Integrity
Unaltered
Di Altered major
Moved
CI Date moved
19. Time Period(s)
1925
20. Style(s)
Renaissance Revival
21. Architect / Builder
22. SPECIFY ALTERATIONS
Removals Boarded up windows. Replacement Plain new doors
bedded in incongruous fieldstone
facing. Vinyl soffit.
Additions Other
23. DESCRIPTION 24. SITE PLAN
Stories Two*
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Plan Irregula.r._
Foundation Brick --limestone at front.
Walls Front facade is red brick with limestone embellishments. Main block
of building is of plain yellow trick with shallow pilasters.
F oof Main block is gabled; facade}has twin parapet gables flanking a centra-
Heraldic tablet.
Porches Flat cantilevered metal hood over main portal. Cement stoop.
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Openings Impressive, wide symmetrical facade affixed to plain main block. Facade has vertical blind panels, partiallyboarded-over Three-part-
windows, stone string courses, and stone sills. oorway has a carved stone
surround it=i
Interior
Grounds / Outbuildings Corner lot. Parking to south. Metal marquee at parking
Pxr-k. lot entrance. Large, unkempt lot.
25. No. of Contributing Resources 1 26. No. of Non-contributing Resources 0 27. Environment Residential, Commercial, Industrial,
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28. Areas of Significance:
Agriculture
DS Architecture
Art
Commerce
Communications
Community Planning
El Conservation
Economics
Education
Engineering
Entertainment / recreation
13 Ethnic heritage
Exploration / settlement
Health / medicine
Indian
Industry
Invention
Landscape architecture
Law
Literature
Military
Performing arts
Philosophy
Politics / government
Religion
Science
Social history
Transportation
Vernacular / Construction
Other
29. Historic Context(s) / Statement of Significance / Additional Description:
walls, con't: Front embellishments include vertical blind panels, ATTACH NEGATIVE
string courses, and stone half-timbering ENVELOPE HEREhalf-timbering"
roof, cont. flat -roofed facade affixed to front.
30. FOR STATE OFFICE USE ONLY
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32. Information Sources
33. Surveyor
Sue Booker
Affiliation
HPC
Date
April 1991
34. Revised by Affiliation Date
35. Revised by Affiliation Date