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J 3043 N. Norway Maple Court November 20, 1979. iO K i" The Holladay p Cor oration 219-232-4845 South Bend, Indiana 46628 Mr. John H. Ox:ian Vice -President Iiist:oric Pre-;ervat ion Commission Room 411.23 County -City Building South Rend, Indiana 46601 Dear Mr. Oxian: In .response to your letter dated November 9, 1979, we thank you for your interest in the Bendix Estate. How -ver, we must decline your request to have the 1.07 Green lawn ,\venue property an his- toric landmark. I think a little background information may be helpful. The property commonly known as the Bendix Estate, includes three separate and distinct structures. The first and certainly the most. interesting, is the old estate itself. It was com- pleted in 1910 and is basically in first rate condition on the interior. The second building completed in 1959 was the ad- jacent chane] and recreation area, and the third building is the classroom and dormitory section completed in 1.962. Since most of your standards appear to deal with the exterior treatment of the buildings in question, I think it is important to point out that the exterior of the old estate, as well as the new buildings were added in 1862. That is, the original exterior of the estate itself was completely changed at that time. Its original finish was a light brown stucco, with a minimum of limestone trim. This was changed in 1962 to a blonde brick, completely surrounding the facility and changing its look considerably. This was added by the nuns that cur- rently own the property. Therefore, the current look of the building is less than twenty years old.