LaSalle Hotel (South Bend, Indiana) explained

LaSalle Hotel
Location:237 N. Michigan, South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates:41.6789°N -86.2506°W
Architecture:Chicago, Classical Revival
Added:June 5, 1985
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:85001221

LaSalle Hotel is a historic hotel building located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built in 1921, and originally housed 223 hotel rooms. It is a nine-story, Commercial style brick building with terra cotta trim and a wide overhanging cornice. It is located next to the Hoffman Hotel[1] and across the street from where the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad's original South Bend station were once located. A tunnel connected the station and the hotel.[2]

The LaSalle Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown South Bend Historic MRA. 2016-06-01. Elizabeth A. Straw and Karen Kiemnec. PDF. January 1984.
  2. Book: Palmer, John . South Bend in Vintage Postcards . 2005 . . Charleston, South Carolina . Postcard history series . 978-0-7385-3435-0 . 34.