South Bend
The Oliver Inn
James Oliver, inventor of the Oliver Chilled Plow, built the Queen Anne house in 1886 next to Copshaholm; the inn lists nine rooms with breakfast.
- Built
- 1886Queen Anne house built 1886 for the Oliver family; 1912 Tudor Revival carriage house at the rear; a B&B for about 34 years.
- Style
- Queen Anne
- Type
- B&B
- Rooms
- 9
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
James Oliver, inventor of the Oliver Chilled Plow, bought the earlier Pagin house on the site in 1885, moved it away and built the present Queen Anne house, dated 1886. In 1897 he deeded it to Josephine Oliver Ford, whose husband George Ford was a congressman and later a Superior Court judge; Gertrude Oliver Cunningham lived there from 1918 until her death in 1987. Her children gave it to the Northern Indiana Historical Society, which sold it to endow Copshaholm, the Oliver mansion museum next door. Its turret, curved-glass bays and carved bas-relief trim survive, with a 1912 Tudor Revival carriage house behind.
Good to know
- Breakfast: included
- Address: 630 W. Washington Street, South Bend, IN 46601
Sources (3)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.