806 Leland Avenue

  • Date: 1894
  • Style: Queen Anne
  • District: Chapin Park
  • Rating: Contributing

Richard and Maude Elbel had this house built by 1894 and lived in this Queen Anne until 1903. They then moved to 605 Portage Avenue. The Elbel family was very active in South Bend, especially in music circles. Richard was president of the Elbel Brothers music store, director for the South Bend Orchestra and a South Bend Parks commissioner. The Elbels raised two children, Verniece and Donald.

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806 Leland Avenue

Image credit: Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County

Image credit: Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County
Image credit: Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County
Image credit: University of Notre Dame, Architecture Library
Image credit: University of Notre Dame, Architecture Library