Clement Studebaker

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Tippecanoe Place, former Studebaker home.
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Tippecanoe Place, former Studebaker home.

Clement Studebaker (March 12, 1831November 27, 1901) was an American carriage manufacturer. With his brothers, he founded Studebaker, which built wagons, carriages, and automobiles in South Bend, Indiana.

[edit] Tippecanoe Place mansion

In 1889, Clement Studebaker completed construction of a 26,000 square foot mansion in South Bend and named it "Tippecanoe Place" (probably in honor of William Henry Harrison). The mansion was eventually restored and turned into a restaurant.