Law Building

125 Lafayette Boulevard

  • Date: 1907
  • Style: Neoclassical
  • District: West Washington
  • Rating: Notable

Originally known as the Twentieth Century Garage, the first building on this site, built in 1907, was destroyed by fire in 1914. The second structure, also called the Twentieth Century Garage, was built about 1915. By 1922, it was purchased by the garage manager, William Nichols, and his wife. Two additional floors were added shortly afterwards. The upper floors were used as auto storage and later as the paint shop. The Nichols operated a Buick dealership here until 1952.The building stood vacant in 1953. It was purchased in 1954, by the Associates Investment Co.. They remained there until 1965, when the building was bought by Lewis Anderson, who was a lawyer and had his law office in the building. Later, he rented office space to other lawyers. It became known as the Law Building in 1970. It was closed and put up for sale in the mid 1980s. It is now home to the office of the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County, as well as other offices.

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