The I & M Building, also known as Colfax Place, is a historic building located at 220 W. Colfax in South Bend, Indiana. It is located next to the Commercial Building. The building, which was built in 1929, originally housed the offices of the Indiana and Michigan Electric Company. The Art Deco building was designed by Austin & Shambleau. The seven-story building is faced in marble on its front first story, limestone on the remainder of its front, and brick on its sides. Terra cotta separates the building's front center windows through the fifth story, while stone with terra cotta features separate the side windows. The building is one of the few Art Deco structures in South Bend and the only "pure" example of the style within its downtown business district.[2]: 18
I & M Building | |
 Front and eastern side | |
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| Location | 220 W. Colfax, South Bend, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°40′39″N 86°15′10″W / 41.67750°N 86.25278°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | Austin & Shambleau |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| MPS | Downtown South Bend Historic MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001215[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 5, 1985 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] After a brief tenure as a condominium development, the building is now used as office space.[3]
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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 Elizabeth A. Straw and Karen Kiemnec (January 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown South Bend Historic MRA" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ Prescott, Heidi (February 26, 2008). "A place to work... not live". South Bend Tribune. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013.