City seeking National Register status for two historic districts
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Provided South Bend historical preservation officials say this 1890 Queen Anne-style house at 1164 Lincolnway East was the first home built in what’s now the Lincolnway East Historical District. The city’s Historical Preservation Commission is seeking National Register of Historic Places status for the district, which would make home improvements eligible for federal grants and tax credits.
Local historic preservation officials want to make it cost less to fix up older homes in two parts of South Bend.
If you live in a locally established historical district and you want to repaint your home’s exterior or replace the roof or windows, local ordinance requires those changes to be historically accurate. If they aren’t, you face fines that act as the proverbial stick.
