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NPI form 104004 I5 -M United States Department of the Interior National Park Service MW AxfovW Nn 1024-0011 National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet F. 28 E. Bank Multiple Property Listing Section number Page St. Joseph County, Indiana considerably higher degree of integrity. Romantic and Victorian Era Buildings Description This property type includes residential,.commercial and institutional buildings in the East Bank from a wide variety of eras. Frame and masonry examples are equally present and the types of buildings may vary from a stately brick church to a Queen Anne residence or an Italianate commercial storefront. Most of the buildings in this type are residential structures, located within historic districts and demonstrating all or most of the qualities of the styles discussed below. The architectural styles which may be found in the resources of the East Bank area and which fall under the property type of Romantic and Victorian era resources include Gothic Revival, Greek Revival and • Italianate, Stick style, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Shingle and Romanesque styles. In the Romantic era styles, the Gothic Revival examples are almost exclusively institutional buildings such as churches. Greek Revival is also sparsely reflected, while some Italianate buildings are present, and occasional Italianate detailing can be found. The overwhelming number of resources fall within the Queen Anne and related styles. These include modest, ell plan structures with only a modicum of detailing and elaborate high -style versions with a variety of material and the typical asymmetrical plan and massing which denotes the style. Stick style examples are present, but tend to be somewhat modest examples. Romanesque styles are represented by institutional buildings for the most part. Sianificance The resources of this property type are significant for their association with the broad context of the Industrial development of the area; under Criteria A and often for Criteria C. The residences, churches, business and church schools which proliferated on the East Bank in response to the growth of industry were generally built during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century when the Romantic and Victorian styles were extremely popular. All of the examples can be said to achieve this significance on a local level. Although many of the examples of these styles are extremely modest, the collection can be said to achieve significance by association with • the patterns of community development which they demonstrate. The increased use of stylistic ornamentation of the houses of this