I and M Electric Co. Building-Transformer House and Garage

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+12-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
I and M Electric Co. Building-Transformer House and Garage is located in Indiana
I and M Electric Co. Building-Transformer House and Garage
Location401 E. Colfax and 312 E. La Salle Sts., South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates41°40′44″N 86°14′42″W / 41.67889°N 86.24500°W / 41.67889; -86.24500
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built1911 (1911), 1929
ArchitectChristman, H.G.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSEast Bank MPS
NRHP reference No.99000173[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 18, 1999

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

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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 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