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STAFF REPORT
<br />CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A
<br />CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
<br />Date: March 5, 2020
<br />Application Number: 2020-0224
<br />Property Location: 713 W LaSalle
<br />Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Free Classic/1884/Bernhard
<br />Neitzel
<br />Property Owner: Kahlil Smylie and Doniele Funkhouser
<br />Landmark or District Designation: Historic Landmark (Ordinance
<br />#7858-88); National Register West LaSalle Historic District
<br />Rating: Outstanding
<br />DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/SITE: Two story plus attic Free Classic house with an irregular plan. Siding
<br />is original wood clapboard with the attic story of wood shingles and a decorated cornice. Wrap around porch is
<br />supported by paired Doric columns. Windows are original wood in a variety of styles including Palladian in attic
<br />dormer, 1/3 over 2/3 double hung, curved front picture, and 1/1. A gothic picket fence spans the front yard. Built by
<br />Bernhard Neitzel, a South Bend carpenter, the residence is a good example of what a carpenter could do with
<br />pattern books of architectural styles which were available to the public at that time.
<br />ALTERATIONS: AA 2019-1119A approved installation of a 15” x 11” historic site plaque near front entrance
<br />mounted on siding. RME 2017-0515 approved “jack up and stabilize porch roof, remove and replace rotted wood,
<br />remove and replace brick, install new mortar, repair/repaint railings, and replace stone steps with new stone steps of
<br />same size – all work to be completed with in-kind materials. COA 2008-0521 denied replacing original wood
<br />siding and replacing original wood windows. COA 1999-0806 approval to construct a railing and install second
<br />story deck in rear of house and stairway to access. COA 1997-0715 approved installation of gothic picket fence
<br />with gate at front and gothic privacy with gate in rear.
<br />APPLICATION ITEMS: “Windows- Strip paint from sash friction and impact surfaces and troughs of windows
<br />L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, L10, L11, L12, L13, L16, L18, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
<br />and 21. Install white vinyl jamb liners. Wet scrape all other none stripped window components and repaint with a
<br />lead paint encapsulant. A top coat of latex paint, color chosen by homeowner, will then be applied to window
<br />components. The scope includes alternate option to replace 32 windows with wooden or vinyl replacement
<br />windows though this is not the option seeking approval currently. Strip all paint from the sash of window 14 and
<br />repaint with latex paint, color chosen by owner. Window L1 (curved window) will be fixed shut. All painted
<br />window components will be wet scraped and then repainted with a lead paint encapsulant. A coat of latex paint
<br />will be applied, color chosen by owner. The friction and impact surfaces of 5 exterior entrance doors will be
<br />stripped. The non-stripped surfaces will be wet scraped and repainted with a lead paint encapsulant. All door
<br />components will then receive a top coat of latex paint, color chosen by owner. The exterion foundations walls on
<br />sides B, C, and D will be stirpped of all paint and repainted with a lead paint encapsulant. A top coat of latex paint
<br />will be applied, color chosen by owner. On sides A, B, and C the top 4” of topsoil will be removed and replaced in
<br />the dripline. The porch floor on side D will be removed and replaced with similar tongue and groove flooring. A
<br />top coat of the homwowners choice will then be applied. The scope of work also contains an alternate option to
<br />stripe this floor surface, but the before mentioned option is preferred. Side A porch floor has already been
<br />replaced. Wet scrape and repaint all porch columns, porch beams, porch newel posts, siding, soffit, fascia, trim,
<br />and porch ceilings with lead encapsulant and topcoat chosen by the homeowner. Please see the 25 page scope of
<br />work for additional details.”
<br />DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The Certificate of Appropriateness application encompasses a
<br />variety of interior and exterior projects that will abate lead at the property.
<br />In working with the lead grant administrator over the past year, staff has qualified nearly all of the proposed project
<br />as Administrative Approval, including: remove paint from and repaint five exterior entrance doors, fixed windows,
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