It features a wraparound porch and round corner tower topped by a conical roof.

[5][6] Frances Helen Rose Morey died on July 30, 1896, having lived in the home for only a few months.

Helene Lamport sold the house in the mid-1950s, and the home has since witnessed several uses – as offices, as a bed and breakfast, and currently returning to its original use as a private residence.

Among the earliest of the larger mansions in South Bend, Indiana, the local historic preservation commission refers to the home an “outstanding example of the Queen Anne style.” [2] The home contains a large stained glass window that was a medal winner at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893.

Dr. Morey purchased the window for $2,800 (approximately $74,000 in 2015 dollars) and had it installed along a west facing wall in order to catch light from the setting sun.