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historicpreservation commission of south bend and st. joseph county ROOM 1123 COUNTY CITY BUILDING y 13, 1 9 9 2 south bend, indiana 46601 (219) 284-9798 h .Y !, �Ahy •'ar I' -,tette 6outBend, !N 46617 the Historic Preservation Co�ilm—_ _. c i,::•n c _._—,uary 20, 1992 regarding your arp '. _.at ^. -.�' a ��rt .. .. a ar 1.' r,r i ateness dated Jan- uaf Tote cc;;lp feted oroJ=_? J^„e-if ica' 1, :�`� _t t F at Nindow instal led at t�;�reaz ria�'.^.7•`� o✓iens4',n 1f the main bu , 1d1nG at .07' 1 Rive -side Drive, introduces y a sty! . st i, ._ element not typ ? .:a ! of an ear t y twentieth cent-ury Prair1e style residence; s ch `erestrat;Dr is :-,.ore :haracter istic of Queen Anne style homes and :;ther ornate styles of the 1990's. According to the ;.,.,.3s,cr, chis replacement window adds an e __entri_ and out o* balance element to the exze for style of the home. Consequently, the Cc:rmission tabled the request for approval of the window, and asked that the, owners choose ane of three courses of.action: 1) Replace the e1 ptical w ndow w1th a rect ang'u1 a - window of similar size. The window chosen will he reviewed and approved by the HPC staff. ?) Completely side over the opening with wood 1-ap- board to match the existing siding. 3) Document econc.mic hardship that replacing the window would cause. You chose course of action #3'. A committee meeting was held February 12, 1992, at your request; the purpose of the committee meeting was to hear your case for economic hardship =s per the outlines of options stated above. The removal and replacement cost for complying with the Commission's determination as quoted by your partner, Ms. Manion, in her letter of February 12, 1992, a sum of "a minimum of $500", was agreed to be a reasonable estimate for the window's replacement based on similar figures gathered by the HPC staff and on the professional experience of the committee members. This figure was compared to the total cost of your renovation Project --,"over $12,000" --as cited in Ms. Manion's letter dated January 20, 1992. The committee determined that these costs did not represent an economic hardship. This dpr-icinn wac ( q nri n., nhipe-j'ivn