711 Forest Avenue

  • Date: 1891
  • Style: Gabled-Ell
  • District: Chapin Park
  • Rating: Contributing

Mrs. Mary J. Barrett purchased lots 18 and 19 from Edward Chapin by 1890 and had this house built on lot 19 by 1891. Mrs. Barrett owned Mrs. A. Barrett and Co., 'a millinery and fancy goods' shop at 110 E. Washington Street. She later worked for Wyman's. Her husband, Anthony Barrett, was a carpenter. They raised two children, Minnie and Adolph. Mary lived in the house until 1901.

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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