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married Martha E. Martin 1852, built their home in <br />1865 and resided there until 1891. <br />Designated in 1980 as St. Joseph County Local <br />Landmark, and inl988 listed on the Indiana State <br />Register of Historic Sites and Structures. <br />16327 Cleveland Road <br />Robert & Mary Savidge Farmhouse <br />Italianate —1872 <br />Description: Two-story brick construction on a <br />stone foundation with rounded arch windows and <br />doorways, brackets and superb ginger breading in <br />eaves. At the time this property was surveyed a <br />notable bank barn still stood; however, a strip <br />shopping center replaced the rural aura of this <br />farmhouse. <br />Historic Personage: This farmhouse was built by <br />Robert Savidge (aka Savadge) in 1872. It also <br />appeared in the 1875 Atlas of St. Joseph County. <br />Robert hailed originally from Pennsylvania and <br />came to Harris Township at the age of 14. He <br />married Mary Rouser in 1851, and then purchased <br />80 acres in Clay Township in 1858. <br />Designated a Local Landmark in 1979. <br />The James and Mary Ann Harris Residence <br />52407 Grape Road <br />Greek Revival — c. 1843 <br />James Harris purchased this property in November <br />1843. The residence was built sometime after the <br />1843 sale. It is probably the second oldest home in <br />Harris Township. In 1856, the Harris' sold the <br />property to Charles K. Pulling and his wife, Mary <br />A. Nailer Pulling. <br />Despite additions to the home in the 1960s, the <br />earliest survey recorded the home as a significant <br />example of the Greek Revival Style in Saint Joseph <br />County. The house was constructed with local <br />yellow brick and has an upright and wing form <br />similar to the Metzger house at 14309 Adams Road. <br />