• Date: 1929
• Style: Art Deco
• Architect: Austin and Shambleau
• District: Downtown Historic Registry

The I&M Building is architecturally significant as one of the few Art Deco structures in South Bend and the only ''pure" example in downtown. Built in 1929, it was designed by the firm of Austin and Shambleau, one of South Bend's most prominent architectural firms. They were responsible for many office buildings, schools, and residences in South Bend during the early twentieth century. The general contractors of the I&M Building were H. G. Christman and Son, one of South Bend's largest contractors, and also responsible for the construction of many prominent local buildings. The structure was built at a cost of $250,000 for I&M on a site occupied by them since 1904. The only change to the first-floor lobby of glazed brick, marble and bronze is a lowered ceiling which merely covers the original. The sixth floor houses an auditorium, the seventh floor a display area originally used for kitchen demonstrations, while the other floors contain offices. The majority of the interior is still intact.

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