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Wertz–Bestle Farm

Coordinates: 41°44′46″N 86°18′00″W / 41.74611°N 86.30000°W / 41.74611; -86.30000
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Wertz–Bestle Farm
The Wertz–Bestle farmhouse, November 2013
Wertz–Bestle Farm is located in Indiana
Wertz–Bestle Farm
Wertz–Bestle Farm is located in the United States
Wertz–Bestle Farm
Location51387 Portage Rd., north of South Bend, German Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Coordinates41°44′46″N 86°18′00″W / 41.74611°N 86.30000°W / 41.74611; -86.30000
Area12.7 acres (5.1 ha)
Built1872 (1872)
Architectural styleItalianate, Schweitzer barn
NRHP reference No.01000356[1]
Added to NRHPApril 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+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.[2]: 5–6 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

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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 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Glory-June Grieff (November 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wertz–Bestle Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs