Wertz-Bestle Farm

51387 Portage Rd., South Bend, Indiana. County/parish: St. Joseph.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 12, 2001. NRIS 01000356.

2 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 2 contributing structures.

From Wikipedia:

Wertz–Bestle Farm

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+12-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+12-story, two-level, Schweitzer barn.: 5–6 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132004805

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