South Bend Remedy Company Building Explained

South Bend Remedy Company Building
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:402 W. Washington St., South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates:41.6761°N -86.2551°W
Built:, 1988, 2003
Architecture:Classical Revival, Queen Anne
Added:June 5, 1985, September 16, 2001
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:85001228, 01000993

South Bend Remedy Company Building is a historic building located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built in 1895, and is a two-story, transitional Queen Anne / Classical Revival style brick and limestone building. It features a recessed entrance, round turret topped by a conical roof, and a wide frieze band of garlands and torches. It was built to house the offices and laboratory for the South Bend Remedy Company, a mail order patent medicine business.[1] [2] It was moved to 501 W. Colfax Ave. in 1988, and then to 402 W. Washington St. in 2003.[2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and again in 2001. It is located in the West Washington Historic District.

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. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: South Bend Remedy Company Building. 2016-07-01. Todd Ziegler. PDF. June 2001. and Accompanying photographs
  3. http://www.indianalandmarks.org/historicsitestoursevents/officeproperties/Pages/default.aspx Indiana Landmarks: Historic Office Properties