National Register of Historic Places

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

South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Listed
February 18, 1999
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
99000173

About this property

I and M Electric Co. Building-Transformer House and Garage are three historic buildings located at South Bend, 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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Location

401 E. Colfax and 312 E. La Salle Sts.
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
41.67887, -86.24504

Categories

INDUSTRY
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Sources

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When was I and M Electric Co. Buidling-Transformer House and Garage listed on the National Register?

I and M Electric Co. Buidling-Transformer House and Garage was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 18, 1999.

What type of historic resource is I and M Electric Co. Buidling-Transformer House and Garage?

I and M Electric Co. Buidling-Transformer House and Garage is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for I and M Electric Co. Buidling-Transformer House and Garage?

The period of significance for I and M Electric Co. Buidling-Transformer House and Garage is recorded as the industrial era.

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