I and M Electric Co. Building-Transformer House and Garage

I and M Electric Co. Building-Transformer House and Garage are three historic buildings located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The garage was built in 1929, and is a three-story, rectangular brick building. It features decorative coping and belt courses and a parapet. the transformer house is a 1 1/2-story brick building with terra cotta coping constructed in 1929. The I and M Electric Co. Building was built in 1911, and is a four- to five-story, Classical Revival style brick and stone building. The buildings were built for the Indiana and Michigan Electric Company, which operated an electric plant on the site into the 1970s.[2]:5, 7

I and M Electric Co. Building-Transformer House and Garage
I and M Electric Co. Building-Transformer House and Garage, July 2012
Location401 E. Colfax and 312 E. La Salle Sts., South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates41°40′44″N 86°14′42″W
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built1911 (1911), 1929
ArchitectChristman, H.G.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSEast Bank MPS
NRHP reference No.99000173[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 18, 1999

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

See also

  • I&M Building

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "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 (June 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: I and M Electric Co. Building-Transformer House and Garage" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs


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