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W. N. Bergan–J. C. Lauber Company Building

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Coordinates: 41°40′44″N 86°14′39″W / 41.67897°N 86.24406°W / 41.67897; -86.24406
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W. N. Bergan–J. C. Lauber Company Building
W. N. Bergan–J. C. Lauber Company Building, July 2012
W. N. Bergan–J. C. Lauber Company Building is located in Indiana
W. N. Bergan–J. C. Lauber Company Building
W. N. Bergan–J. C. Lauber Company Building is located in the United States
W. N. Bergan–J. C. Lauber Company Building
Location502-504 E. La Salle St., South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates41°40′44″N 86°14′39″W / 41.67897°N 86.24406°W / 41.67897; -86.24406
Arealess than one acre
Built1882 (1882), 1900, 1924
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSEast Bank MPS
NRHP reference No.99000180[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 18, 1999

W. N. Bergan–J. C. Lauber Company Building is a historic manufacturing complex located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The original Bergan Building was built in 1882, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick industrial building. It features an ornate cornice and frieze. Also on the property are two one-story contributing brick buildings. The buildings have housed the J. C. Lauber Sheet Metal Company, Inc. since 1900.[2]: 5, 7  The company produced much of the sheet metal and roofing for buildings in early-20th-century South Bend.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

History

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Joseph Charles Lauber was born in Hamilton, Ohio, in 1868. His father, Anton, died that same year. Joseph's mother moved the family to Mishawaka, Indiana (a city adjacent to South Bend), to live with her brother, a brewer. As an adult, Joseph became a tinner's apprentice in Michigan. He returned to South Bend in 1890 to work for Meyer & Poehlman, described as "the largest tinsmith and hardware business in the area."[4] In 1890, Lauber left the company to begin his own. What would later be known as the J.C. Lauber Company continued producing speciality metal products throughout the 20th century from several buildings along the 500 block of East LaSalle Avenue on the east side of South Bend.

Among the many buildings the company produced architectural elements for, Lauber produced "galvanized iron work, sheet metal and canopy" for the Palace Theatre, now known as the Morris Performing Arts Center.

In 2016, the building was purchased by the local real estate developer Frank Perri, who owns additional properties on the city's east side.[5]

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 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Camille B. Fife (June 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: W. N. Bergan–J. C. Lauber Company Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs
  3. ^ "South Bend, World Famed". michianamemory.sjcpl.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  4. ^ "J. C. Lauber Sheet Metal Company, Inc" (PDF). Indiana Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  5. ^ Brown, Alex. "Historic South Bend Building Has New Owner". www.insideindianabusiness.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
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