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Not Form 104064 ("q United States Department of the Interior National Park Service 10 National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet "AmMM H0. 1074-01/ E 15 East Bank Multiple Property Listing Sectlon number Pepe St. Joseph ..County, . Indiana quickly moved from carriages to the well-known automobile, which continued to be produced at South Bend until 1963, their final year of production. John M. Studebaker had bought out one of his brothers to join the company in 1868 and he continued to be an active part of the organization for the rest of his life. 33 J. M. Studebaker built a large a gracious home, east of the East Bank area at 1219 E. Jefferson. "Sunnyside", the family complex, was built on a high promontory, in an area outside the city limits,.called Lowell Heights. Here, from his estate of several hundred acres, he could look out upon the entire city. The first land in his view was the East Bank. When his daughter Grace married Frederick Fish, a republican senator from New Jersey, the newspaper called the.home "a revelation" and "one of the largest residences in the state." The bride and groom were married in the old First Presbyterian Church on E. Washington, about a mile from the estate. 34 After.World War I, in recognition of the donation of land and money by J. M. Studebaker, as well as his daughter and son-in-law, a new church was built (presently • in the E. Washington Street Historic District) and dedicated as the Sunnyside Presbyterian Church. Mr. Studebaker owned a considerable amount of the property along E. Washington, E. Jefferson and Eddy Street in the East Bank. The Sunnyside apartments on E. Jefferson also recall his home, and several homes were commissioned by Mr. Studebaker. An example is the house designed by Austin & Shambleau at 904.E. Jefferson. In all, at least a dozen or more properties in the East Bank can trace some connection with Mr. Studebaker and his family, a conservative estimate. 35 The businesses, industries and homeowners who settled in the East Bank area during the nineteenth and early twentieth century demanded the amenities of urban life: fire and police protection, churches, schools and parks. By the latter part of the nineteenth century, the East Bank could provide ample services to its residents. Fire protection on the East Bank continued to be a voluntary service after annexation in the 1860s, but as early as 1868, the Fourth Ward had its own company,. No. 3, located on N. Hill Street. By 1874, South Bend had raised funds to install a new water system, including a stand pipe, 33 Howard, p. 394-5, 480. 34 "Fish Studebaker Wedding Highlights Social Season", South Bend Tribune, June 17, 1887, quoted in Ault. • 35 Information collated from various Historic Sites and Structures Inventory Forms for properties in the historic districts of the East Bank.