Howard Park Historic District
The Howard Park Historic District is a national historic district located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It encompasses 27.6-acres and includes 51 contributing buildings, 2 additional contributing structures, and 1 further contributing site (Howard Park, named after state supreme justice Timothy Edward Howard). It developed between about 1880 and 1947, and includes notable examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Renaissance Revival, Prairie School, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture and works by architects Austin & Shambleau. Notable buildings include the Sunnyside Apartments (1922), Studebaker / Johnson House (1907), Zion Evangelical Church (1888, 1930), the Works Progress Administration built Howard Park Administrative Building (1940), and Lister / Plotkin House (1882).[2]
Howard Park Historic District | |
 Fields and a playground at the park | |
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| Location | Roughly between E. Jefferson and Wayne Sts., N. Eddy and the St. Joseph R., South Bend, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°40′25″N 86°14′32″W |
| Area | 27.6 acres (11.2 ha) |
| Architect | Shambleau, N. Roy; Austin and Shambleau, et al. |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Renaissance Revival |
| MPS | East Bank MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000169[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 18, 1999 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Camille B. Fife (July 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Howard Park Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and site map
