South Bend Remedy Company Building

South Bend Remedy Company Building is a historic building located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built in 1895, and is a two-story, transitional Queen Anne / Classical Revival style brick and limestone building. It features a recessed entrance, round turret topped by a conical roof, and a wide frieze band of garlands and torches. It was built to house the offices and laboratory for the South Bend Remedy Company, a mail order patent medicine business.[2]: 38–39 [3] It was moved to 501 W. Colfax Ave. in 1988, and then to 402 W. Washington St. in 2003.[3][4]

South Bend Remedy Company Building
South Bend Remedy Company Building, July 2012
South Bend Remedy Company Building is located in Indiana
South Bend Remedy Company Building
South Bend Remedy Company Building is located in the United States
South Bend Remedy Company Building
Location402 W. Washington St., South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates41°40′34″N 86°15′18.5″W / 41.67611°N 86.255139°W / 41.67611; -86.255139
Arealess than one acre
Built1895 (1895), 1988, 2003
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Queen Anne
MPSDowntown South Bend Historic MRA
NRHP reference No.85001228, 01000993[1]
Added to NRHPJune 5, 1985, September 16, 2001

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and again in 2001.[1] It is located in the West Washington Historic District.

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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 Elizabeth A. Straw and Karen Kiemnec (January 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown South Bend Historic MRA" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Todd Ziegler (June 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: South Bend Remedy Company Building" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
  4. ^ Indiana Landmarks: Historic Office Properties