Wertz–Bestle Farm
Wertz–Bestle Farm | |
The Wertz–Bestle farmhouse, November 2013 | |
| Location | 51387 Portage Rd., north of South Bend, German Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°44′46″N 86°18′00″W / 41.74611°N 86.30000°W |
| Area | 12.7 acres (5.1 ha) |
| Built | 1872 |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Schweitzer barn |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000356[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 12, 2001 |
Wertz–Bestle Farm is a historic home and farm located in German Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The house was built about 1872, and is a two-story, "T"-plan, Italianate style brick dwelling with a 1+1⁄2-story kitchen wing. It sits on a fieldstone foundation and has bracketed eaves and segmental arched windows. Also on the property is the contributing 3+1⁄2-story, two-level, Schweitzer barn.[2]: 5–6
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
References
- ^ 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 July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Glory-June Grieff (November 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wertz–Bestle Farm" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs