Chauncey N. Lawton House

405 West Wayne

  • Date: 1872
  • Style: Italian Villa
  • District: Downtown Historic Registry

The Chauncey Lawton House is a fine example of the Italian Villa style, exhibiting most of the characteristics of that style as described by acclaimed nineteenth-century American architect Alexander Jackson Downing in his book Architecture of Country Houses (1859). Located on the border of downtown's central business district, the Lawton House is both a local landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The most distinctive feature is a three-story tower. A wrought-iron fence lines the front of the lot at the sidewalk.

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405 West Wayne

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