Singer Manufacturing-South Bend Lathe Co. Historic District

Singer Manufacturing-South Bend Lathe Co. Historic District

Singer manufacturing facility in South Bend, July 2013
Location Madison St. between N. Niles Ave. and St. Joseph R., South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates 41°40′56″N 86°14′46″W / 41.68222°N 86.24611°W / 41.68222; -86.24611Coordinates: 41°40′56″N 86°14′46″W / 41.68222°N 86.24611°W / 41.68222; -86.24611
Area 12.5 acres (5.1 ha)
Built 1868 (1868)
Architectural style Late Victorian
MPS East Bank MPS
NRHP Reference # 99000174[1]
Added to NRHP February 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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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: Singer Manufacturing-South Bend Lathe Co. Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs


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