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Howard Park Historic District

Coordinates: 41°40′25″N 86°14′32″W / 41.67361°N 86.24222°W / 41.67361; -86.24222
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Howard Park Historic District
Fields and a playground at the park
Howard Park Historic District is located in Indiana
Howard Park Historic District
Howard Park Historic District is located in the United States
Howard Park Historic District
LocationRoughly between E. Jefferson and Wayne Sts., N. Eddy and the St. Joseph R., South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates41°40′25″N 86°14′32″W / 41.67361°N 86.24222°W / 41.67361; -86.24222
Area27.6 acres (11.2 ha)
ArchitectShambleau, N. Roy; Austin and Shambleau, et al.
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Colonial Revival, Renaissance Revival
MPSEast Bank MPS
NRHP reference No.99000169[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 18, 1999

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]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "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 June 1, 2016. Note: This includes Camille B. Fife (July 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Howard Park Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and site map