Renaissance District

11/13/2019

https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/tribune-to-move-into-former-studebaker-building-joining-south-bend/article_93c1b908-64e0-5d2b-9166-c7398ccc0700.html

Studebaker Building 113 will be the Tribune's new home

11/11/2019

“For the veteran, thank you for bravely doing what you’re called to do so we can safely do what we’re free to do.” – Unknown

11/11/2019

Thank you WNDU for coming out to tour Studebaker Bldg. 84 & 113 with our very own Kevin Smith.

Sarah Myers, from the Humane Society of St. Joe County, joined Lindsay Stone on 16 News Now to introduce us to her friend, Sal!

11/11/2019

Thank you to everyone who attended the Bldg. 84 & 113 tours in support of the Studebaker Guardhouse Restoration project. Special thanks to Juliane Morris for the photos.

10/22/2019

Built in 1928, the Studebaker Guard House sat on the south side of Sample Street between the machine shop and the engineering building. The guards stationed in the shack would check employee identification badges; they also retained control of the Sample Street stoplight so that trucks containing Studebaker materials could come and go from the plant.
When the Studebaker factory was demolished in 2008, it was decided by John Oxian of the Historic Preservation Commission and Ann Kolata of South Bend’s department of Community Investment that the 122 sq. ft. guard house would be carefully disassembled and preserved. The gates, brick columns, and limestone finial spheres have been stored at Studebaker Buildings 113 and 84 with a promise from the City of South Bend to one day be rebuilt.
In order to restore the historic Guard House, we need your assistance. A group of Studebaker enthusiasts is leading the effort to reconstruct the Guard House. Its new home will lie near the southeast corner of Studebaker Building 113 on Lafayette Boulevard, inside the Renaissance District -- the 80-block radius where the Studebaker complex was located. This District is working to redefine South Bend as it is being developed into a multi-use Technology campus.
Future generations will be housed within the very walls that Studebaker built to facilitate their innovation. Repurposing the facility honors the legacy and innovation that began there in the 1800s. Restoring the Guard House will honor the thousands of men and women who filed past over the years -- a lasting legacy to the new occupants of the enduring innovative spirit of Studebaker. Please see the facing page for the many ways you can help make this happen!

04/15/2019

Progress continues for Studebaker building; owner challenges others to use it as model

SOUTH BEND, Ind. –The old Studebaker plant in South Bend is well on its way to a new purpose. Thursday the building’s owner took members of the community on a tour to see the progress that has alrea

04/15/2019

The saying, "Time passes quickly" gives us new meaning today. It does not seem all that long ago that our ground breaking ceremony took place at the Train Dock of Studebaker Building 84.

04/15/2019

A walk back in time, reminiscing from where we have come from.