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Berteling Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Berteling Building

On the National Register since 198541 years
CommercialListed 1985South Bend
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About Berteling Building

Berteling Building, at 228 W. Colfax, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 5, 1985. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Commercial, as it does for 11 other Indiana listings. It was listed as part of Downtown South Bend Historic MRA. 27 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric commercial building located at 228 West Colfax, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 3 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

228 W. Colfax, South Bend · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Berteling BuildingStart here
  2. 2Commercial BuildingChicago School · next door
  3. 3I & M BuildingArt Deco · next door
  4. 4Summers-Longley House-BuildingClassical Revival · next door
  5. 5Central High School & Boys Vocational SchoolEclectic · next door
Around it

43 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BThird St. Joseph County CourthouseNeo-Classical0.1 miBMorey HouseEclectic0.1 miBFormer First Presbyterian ChurchRomanesque0.1 miBMorey-Lampert HouseQueen Anne0.1 miBTower BuildingGothic0.1 miBJ. M. S. BuildingChicago School Commercial0.1 miBCathedral of St. James and Parish HallGothic Revival0.1 miBPalais Royale BuildingSpanish Renaissance Revival · Built 19220.1 miBSecond St. Joseph HotelFederal Commercial0.1 miBKerr, John G., CompanyCommercial Italianate0.1 miBPalace TheaterSpanish Renaissance Revival · Built 19220.1 miBHinkle, W. R., and Co.Building0.1 miBKelley-Fredrickson House and Office BuildingQueen Anne0.1 miBHoffman HotelEclectic0.1 miBSouth Bend Remedy CompanyQueen Anne0.1 miBKnights of Pythias LodgeClassical Revival0.2 miBKnights of Columbus-Indiana ClubItalian Renaissance0.2 miBCitizens BankChicago School0.2 mi
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BFarmers Security BankChicago0.2 miBAll American Bank BuildingNeo-Classical0.2 miBStephenson Underwear MillIndustrial0.2 miBLaSalle HotelChicago School0.2 miBLaSalle AnnexItalianate0.2 miBSons of Israel SynagogueBuilding0.3 miBChauncey N. Lawton HouseItalian Villa0.3 miBHager HouseShingle · Built 19100.3 miBBlackstone-State TheaterNeo-Classical0.3 miDWest Washington Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.3 mi★Tippecanoe PlaceRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miStLa Salle Street BridgeFilled Spandrel Arch0.3 miBFederal BuildingBuilding0.4 miBI and M Electric Co. Buidling-Transformer House and GarageNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miDWest LaSalle Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBHoratio Chapin HouseGothic Revival0.4 miDSouth Michigan Street Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.5 miBJoseph D. Oliver HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBDille-Probst HouseLate Victorian0.5 miBCharles McCormick Building19th and 20th Century American0.5 miBSt. Joseph SchoolLate Gothic Revival · Built 19250.5 miBFire House No. 3Queen Anne0.5 miBBergan, W.N.-J.C. Lauber Co. BuildingItalianate0.5 miDSinger Manufacturing-South Bend Lathe Co. Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.5 miDChapin Park Historic DistrictSecond Empire0.5 mi

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Questions about Berteling Building

Is Berteling Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 5, 1985 (Register number 85001203).

Is Berteling Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Indiana has 42 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Tippecanoe Place, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Berteling Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Berteling Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 3 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 132002060 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.