708 Forest Avenue

  • Date: before 1906
  • Style: Queen Anne
  • Architect: R. K. Schutt
  • District: Chapin Park
  • Rating: Notable

Local architect R. K. Schutt designed this house for Ellen (Ella) and John C. Wilhelm by 1906. John was a merchant and tailor who specialized in ladies coats, suits and furs. The Wilhelms raised two children: J. Dean and Marjorie. Ella sold the Queen Anne house to Alfred and Vesta Ehlers by 1949.

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

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Image credit: University of Notre Dame, Architecture Library
Image credit: University of Notre Dame, Architecture Library
Image credit: University of Notre Dame, Architecture Library