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STUDEBAKER BLACKSMITH SHOP HIGHWAY MARKER & CARRIAGE FACTORY SITE SW. CORNER OF W. WASHINGTON & MICHIGAN ST. CORNER OF S. MICHIGAN ST. JMS BUILDING & E. JEFFERSON BLVD. 108 N. MAIN ST. 2 Emigrating from Gettysburg, Transportation and the Pennsylvania, via Ashland, movement of goods played an Ohio, the Studebaker brothers important role in South Bend’s constructed their first blacksmith growth. As car traffic increased, shop and carriage, factory on this major highways intersected here. site in 1852. Located in the heart of These included Lincoln and Dixie South Bend’s growing business district Highways and the Michigan Road. near the St. Joseph River (look to the east), John M. Studebaker constructed the 1 the Studebakers’ business grew rapidly as JMS office building (pictured) in 1909. a supplier of wagons during the Civil War. It was South Bend’s tallest building at the They remained on this site until the late 1880s. time of its construction and was connected Production then moved to Studebaker’s newer to other nearby buildings by tunnels. plant south of downtown.

STUDEBAKER ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 635 S. MAIN ST. | National Register of Historic Places BODY ASSEMBLY BUILDING 635 S. LAFAYETTE BLVD. Designed by noted Chicago architect Solon Beman, Studebaker constructed this Administration Building (corner of Bronson and Main) in 1906. The company was still manufacturing carriages and STUDEBAKER FACTORY SITE wagons but was moving into automobiles. Clad in oversize brick SAMPLE ST. resembling street pavers, the building housed engineering, sales, accounting and executive offices. It provided state You are now standing in the of the art employee perks such as a men’s and middle of what grew to become women’s gym, bowling alley and cafeteria. the 120-acre Studebaker factory The 1923 Body Assembly Building west of the site. The central power plant, shown Administration was designed by industrial above, provided power and heat via architect Albert Kahn. It is a simple industrial tunnels to the entire complex. It sat design with exposed concrete structure approximately where the South Bend and large windows to provide ample Police station is now. At its peak in 1950, light for workers. Studebaker the complex employed 24,000 workers automobile bodies were built and produced 343,000 automobiles. here before heading to the final assembly line. 4 3

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OLIVER FACTORY SITE THE HISTORY MUSEUM 918 OLIVER CT. 808 W. WASHINGTON ST. | 574.235.9664 | historymuseumsb.org This is the former factory STUDEBAKER NATIONAL MUSEUM site for Oliver Chilled Plow 201 CHAPIN ST. | 574.235.9714 | studebakermuseum.org Works, credited with the cultivation of the western Explore the Studebaker National prairie. The power plant Museum and The History Museum. you see provided power Here you’ll experience a rich collection to the factory and J.D. of historic Studebaker carriages, Oliver’s home a few wagons and automobiles, tour the blocks north — the first home of J.D. Oliver and learn more home in South Bend to be electrically lit. about the early history of South Although not directly related to Studebaker and Bend and St. Joseph County. Bendix history, Oliver Chilled Plow is another example of a world-known industry in South Bend. See the interpretive plaques on site for more information. 6

TIPPECANOE PLACE FORMER FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 620 W. WASHINGTON ST. | 574.234.9077 | tippe.com 302 W. WASHINGTON ST. | National Register of Historic Places 7 National Historic Landmark SAINT JAMES The West Washington neighborhood EPISCOPAL CHURCH was home to many of South Bend’s 117 N. LAFAYETTE BLVD. | 574.232.4837 successful businessmen. Here stjamessouthbend.org Clem Studebaker constructed his family home, Tippecanoe Place, In addition to constructing designed by Chicago architect factories, family homes and Henry Cobbs. Completed buildings for other commercial in 1889 in the Richardson ventures, the Studebakers Romanesque style, it funded parks, hospitals and completely burned churches. John M. Studebaker and was rebuilt donated funds to help construct a year later. At the Romanesque style former one time it had First Presbyterian Church with its a matching carriage massive stone walls and tower. house. It was destroyed Saint James is a simplified gothic by fire in the 1960s. Today with red brick, partially funded by it is one of South Bend’s most Peter Studebaker. popular restaurants. 8