Studebaker Main Gate and Guard House to be reassembled in South Bend

[8E45E]

The guard house on the north side of Sample St. I am told was also saved but no one seems to know what happened to it. Been trying to track it down.

How about the Foundry gatehouse? http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.c...-2-The-Foundry

Craig

[Bordeaux Daytona]

Thanks John, great pictures of the wood trim under the overhangs which will help a lot as I don't see any wood pieces left. Looks like it was in a little worse shape than I remember but nothing that can't be repaired. The guard house on the north side of Sample St. I am told was also saved but no one seems to know what happened to it. Been trying to track it down.

Cool! Thanks!

[Studebaker Wheel]

Here is a photo of the original wooden guard house at the Sample Street location (c1923). This would be before the Engineering building (No. 92) was constructed in 1928 and before the machine shop (No. 72) was built in that same year. The scene looks south toward building #78 built in 1919. For the record the brick guard house now under discussion was built in 1928 and had 122 square feet.

[tjanowia]

Great pictures and information Richard and Craig as far as the foundry guard house I'm afraid it went the way of the foundry except for the pieces scrapped by Chris Dresbach.

[BigBillyHawk]

Thanks Tim for keeping the restoration project a priority with the leaders in South Bend!!!

[Studebaker Wheel]

When you get that guard house reconstructed you will have to have a real life guard posted 24/7. He will need to have the authentic guard outfit with appropriate hat and badges etc. This photo from 1926. Note no badge on jacket but that was not the norm. Back in the 20s Studebaker decided to name the gates after long serving employees rather that referring to them as nos. 1 and 2 etc. This was the Armour gate.

[tjanowia]

Anybody want to play Barney Fife?

[Milaca]

Call up the crew from the television show "This Old House" and tell them that we have a historic building to reconstruct.

[Bordeaux Daytona]

From the monon.org site

[Studebaker Wheel]

Great, I never got that angle. Looks like we have 3 of the 4 sides covered. Have to use our imagination on that west side!

[tjanowia]

Great detail. I'm trying to figure dimensions by counting bricks and adding mortar joints but don't seem to jive with the 120 sq. ft. but math was never my specialty. I measured the bricks and they were about 8" long and a little less than 4" wide.Think I'll send this to a brick layer buddy and leave it to a professional. Thanks

[thunderations]

I'm guessing, solid brick with the view it would have had. I had many relatives that past through that gate every work day, or night when there were 3 shifts. Chances are I would have worked there too, had they not shut down in 63 when I was just a Freshman at Mishawaka High School. This summer is my 50TH high school reunion and I'm taking the 1966 Daytona back. It's the year I graduated and the school colors, maroon and white. What could be more appropriate?

Great, I never got that angle. Looks like we have 3 of the 4 sides covered. Have to use our imagination on that west side!

[tjanowia]

Just thinking, great to see a Studebaker Building being built instead of being torn down.

[studegary]

Great detail. I'm trying to figure dimensions by counting bricks and adding mortar joints but don't seem to jive with the 120 sq. ft. but math was never my specialty. I measured the bricks and they were about 8" long and a little less than 4" wide.Think I'll send this to a brick layer buddy and leave it to a professional. Thanks

I will preface this by saying that I am not a mason (where is Matt's grandfather?)
I believe that the brick dimensions of 4" and 8" include one concrete joint.
The short side of the building looks like 13 bricks (13 X 8" = 104") plus one brick end of 4". This gives a total of 108" or nine feet.
What is the count of bricks on the front/long side of the building?
Richard stated that the building was 122 sq.ft.
We may get into some discrepancy comparing exterior dimensions with what may be interior area.

[Studebaker Wheel]

Here is a shot taken in c1950 and just forwarded to me by Tim Janowiak who started this thread. It was emailed to him by the Northern Indiana Center for History. Nice view looking southwest taken from building #58 (the old Newman/Altman Standard Surplus bldg). Sample street in foreground. The long low building stretching to the right was the machine shop.