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STAFF REPORT <br />CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A <br />CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS <br /> <br />Date: November 12, 2019 Application Number: 2019-1007A continued <br />Property Location: 60649 Hickory Road <br />Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Gabled-Ell/Stick / 1869 / <br />“Gerry Battles Farm” <br />Property Owner: Ben and Carrie Modlin <br />Landmark or District Designation: Historic Landmark (Ordinance <br />#127-78) <br />Rating: Notable <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/SITE: 2-1/2 story Gabled-Ell/Stick style on a rough dressed stone foundation. <br />Roof is cross plan with gable front and jerkin head side gable. Front porch has a single turned post, rear porch is <br />slightly projecting with turned posts and a concrete stoop. The walls are original wood weatherboard shiplap siding <br />with corner boards. Front windows have a wood, raised head with labels where other windows have plain labels. <br />There is a two-story bay window with scrolled brackets. The side bay has a jerkin head roof with art nouveau <br />scrolled decorations on the fascia. Front gable end has an ornate scrollwork decorative fascia, with pendants. There <br />are two front doors with transoms, one with a full light. <br /> <br />ALTERATIONS: The St. Joseph County ordinance in 1978 designating and establishing the Historic Landmark <br />originally included 80 acres. The parcel has since been subdivided and was annexed to the City of South Bend in <br />1989. While the farm mostly retains the plan of its original buildings, changes to the property without COA are <br />evidenced on aerial maps including the removal of a silo, removal of a small outbuilding to the southwest corner, and <br />removal/modern replacement of the upper portion of the bank barn, retaining the foundation. <br /> <br />COA 1988-0512 approved tear off roofing, redeck with plywood; apply new shingles with fiberglass Owens-Corning <br />3-in-1 type. COA 2011-0310 approved tear off and re-roof with 3 &1 shingle and new decking-felt paper ice shield. <br /> <br />Windows are noted on the 1999 survey card as mostly 2/2 light but have since been replaced with 1/1 vinyl double <br />hung (no COA on record) as evidenced in photos dating back to 2011. <br /> <br />Current owners have removed the original wood weatherboard shiplap siding on the south and west sides, installing <br />new artificial siding without COA. <br /> <br />APPLICATION ITEMS: “Removal of decayed existing siding, animal feces, bat habitat exclusion, beehives, mold, <br />waterlogged and damaged material, removal of wet cellulose insulation from within the wall cavity. Installation of <br />new fiberglass batt insulation, new exterior grade sheathing, Tyvek house wrap, new flashings, new Celect Cellular <br />Composite PVC Wood simulated siding and architectural trim material. Construction methods to follow the <br />manufacturer’s written specifications. Please see supporting documentation.” <br /> <br />See additional written description of project. <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Applicant seeks a retroactive Certificate of Appropriateness for <br />changes on the structure: <br /> <br />1. Remove original wood weatherboard shiplap siding on house, <br />a. Completed on south and west sides <br /> <br />2. Install Celect Cellular Composite PVC Wood simulated siding and architectural trim material <br />a. Completed on south and west sides