HomeMy WebLinkAbout1138 West Western Avenue_SURVEY CARDSA. HISTORIC NAME ____V-i-neent Ni pdb2i Ski B. COUNTY St. Joseph C. NUMBER 141-55462-598
D. ADDRESS _1138 W. Western Avenue E. TWP/CITY P_nrtngP,,JSntlthBend F. QUAD NAME
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STATE OF INDIANA DEPARTMENT Or NATURAL RESOURCES INDIANA HISTORIC SITES AND STRUCTURES INVENTORY REVISED
1981
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1. COMMON NAME
2. OWNERSHIP __.__
3. VISIBLE ___ X-
6. USE
Residence
Govt./Pol.
Commerce
Industrial
Agriculture
Tram.portdt;on
Organization
Other_____...
10. CONDITION
Excellent
__. Good
X- Fair
Deteriorated
Ruins
Pu5hc __ _ _ Private
Yes _ No
PAST
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Military
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Entertainment
®
Scientific
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Religious
❑
Park
Museum
❑
Educational
11. BUILDING INTEGRITY
Unaltered
—X _ Altered
—_— Moved
Date
4. PROPERTY'S MAILING ADDRESS
1138 W. Western Avenue
South Bend, IN --
PRESENT
El
El
ED
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11a. Specify Alterations
Removals
Structural
7. ENDANGERED
Vacant
Neglected
Encroachment
_ Other
9b. SURVEYS
SR NR NHL
Replacementtgrf r-0nt__pgl�jg�d
Additions
12. DATE _,1898-__13. STYLE conercial 14. ARCHITECT/BUILDER __-
15. DESCRIPTION _ 1 storey commercial; rectangular plan; flat roof with elaborate o-
parapet cornice, bracketed with elaborate ornate frieze/board; elaborate cornice
_belt coursing above signage; store front presently bo rded; entrance at northeast
corner of building; time entrance floor brick
Inscriptions __— — ___.__ Facade Material _ _
16. OUTBUILDINGS _ addition in rear
5. LOCATION NOTES -
8. CATEGORY
District
_7 Building(s)
Structure
-- Site
Object
HABS HAER
9a. LOCAL LEGAL PROTECTIONS
Historic District
Landmark
Deed Restriction
Other
17. SITE PLAN
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18. ENVIRONMENT
19. AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Specify the significance for each area checked Although the Portage Township Assessor's Office
Aboriginal dates this building at 1889, the first time this lot was sold separately from
Arts the rest of the area was in 1898. The first occupants of this store building
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AT-1ACH
NE,,ATIVE
. Architecture ENVELOPE
Commerce was Vincent Niedbalski, who had a drug store. At this time the address was
HF'?E
Communications 1200/1202 Wester Avenue. By 1900 Abraham Gross operated the dry good store in
Community Planning and half of the building in addition to the drug store. By 1910 Aldred Zawisa had taken over
Education the dry good business and Zawisa continued to own the building until after 1950.
Engineering -
_—___ Environs/Neighborhoods
Exploration/Settlement
Humanities
Indian
Landscape Architecture
Military
Politics/Government
Religion
Science/Technology
Social/Ethnicity
Transportation
Vernacular/Construction
Other
<0. INFORMATION SOURCES Portage Township Assessors South Bend City Directory; Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
?'. SURVEYOR __ Joe Nucci rune_ Hurtt—Kenrick Rr A,gnciates 22. DATE __, - �7 IARR
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