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Singer Manufacturing–South Bend Lathe Co. Historic District

Coordinates: 41°40′56″N 86°14′46″W / 41.68222°N 86.24611°W / 41.68222; -86.24611
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Singer Manufacturing–South Bend Lathe Co. Historic District
Singer manufacturing facility in South Bend, July 2013
Singer Manufacturing–South Bend Lathe Co. Historic District is located in Indiana
Singer Manufacturing–South Bend Lathe Co. Historic District
Singer Manufacturing–South Bend Lathe Co. Historic District is located in the United States
Singer Manufacturing–South Bend Lathe Co. Historic District
LocationMadison St. between N. Niles Ave. and St. Joseph R., South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates41°40′56″N 86°14′46″W / 41.68222°N 86.24611°W / 41.68222; -86.24611
Area12.5 acres (5.1 ha)
Built1868 (1868)
Architectural styleLate Victorian
MPSEast Bank MPS
NRHP reference No.99000174[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 18, 1999

The Singer Manufacturing–South Bend Lathe Co. Historic District is a national historic district located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It encompasses four contributing buildings, one additional contributing structures, and one further contributing site. It developed between about 1868 and 1947, and includes notable examples of Late Victorian style industrial architecture. The buildings are associated with the Singer Manufacturing Company and its successors. They include the original three-story, brick Singer Manufacturing Company building (1868), Singer Manufacturing Company / South Bend Lathe complex (c. 1870–1875, and later), and Singer Manufacturing Company Employees Club Room / Supply Building (1893).[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 (June 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Singer Manufacturing–South Bend Lathe Co. Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs