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 | |
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| Location | 401 E. Colfax and 312 E. La Salle Sts., South Bend, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°40′44″N 86°14′42″W / 41.67889°N 86.24500°W |
| Area | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
| Built | 1911, 1929 |
| Architect | Christman, H.G. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | East Bank MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000173[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 18, 1999 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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