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Nut foam 10406a ("1) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page aw AWMV na Toft-=$ St. Casimir Parish Historic District St. Joseph County IN with a northern terminus just south of Ford Street, it was reconfigured in the early twentieth century. The city widened the alley past the then -end of the street. lopped off diagonally half of the large lot that had been 1344 Ford (and where a dwelling had stood), and aligned this with the south end of Walnut to cross over the tracks. Extant dwellings range from some few built in the 1880s to a handful constructed after World War II, but most fall within 1890-1930. Most are of frame construction, and the majority are one -and -a -half to two stories. Modest Queen Anne derivatives are especially prevalent, particularly Free Classic variants. A few approach high style Queen Anne, such as 805 Walnut Street constructed in 1905 (see photos 12,13), which still boasts its carriage house with the original tile roof in the rear. An especially intact Queen Anne type built in 1912 stands at 815 Jackson (photo 14). There are numerous examples of two or more adjacent lookalike houses, especially of those influenced by the Free Classic genre; for example, 824 and 828 Brookfield (photo 15), which records show were built just six years apart (1915 and 1909, respectively). As these examples suggest. the style remained popular well into the 1910s. Another prevalent style of dwelling in the district features a particularly wide gable -front, such as 1533 Fisher (photo 16). built in 1899. Two distinctive houses of this type, constructed of brick about 1880, stand side by side on Dunham Street. at 1506 and 1508 (photo 17). The frame dwelling built in 1890 at 1306 Poland (photo 18) is an especially fine example that features a side porch on the east with turned posts and tracery. There are many bungalow derivatives, and a few fine examples with Craftsman detailing. Two similar bungalows using decorative brick stand cater -corner back-to-back at 828 Harris. built in 1927. and 831 Walnut, constructed a year later (photos 19,20). They apparently replaced earlier dwellings built on those lots. Another Craftsman bungalow built in 1927 stands at the northeast corner of Walnut and Poland. Scattered throughout.the district are a number of houses featuring distinctive brick porches of similar design (see photo 19). suggesting perhaps the work of a specific local craftsman. Most of these porches are on buncgalow- types, but are found also on Queen Anne derivatives (and are more likely to be Have been added l a tri. _ ) • 9 El