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Madison and Taylor Streets. This area, part of the northwest side of the original town as mentioned above, consists of twenty-nine structures; 550 of them are rated as contributing on the Survey. In addition, they consist of: two designated landmarks; several of the oldest frame houses left in the city, a fine collection of nineteenth-century workers cottages; and later examples of the neighborhood's architectural transformation over time. If the owners of these buildings supported the idea of districting, this area might make an excellent small district preserving one of South Bend's older neighborhoods. As for the area north of Marion Street, the staff has identified a collection of buildings (see map, #2) on Cushing Street that could serve as a small district representing this portion of the city. This area contains 23 residences consisting of a contributing structure density of 650. The remaining structures on this block, with restoration or the removal of ahistorical materials, could also contribute to the historic fabric of the neighborhood. As with the previous proposal, if the owners desired designation, this collection of structures would more readily fall within the criteria necessary for historic district designation. Fred M. Holycross Director 2-5-92 1. Municipal _Code of the City of South Bend Chapter 21, Sec. 21-117.2 (d), P.596. 2. Preservation Plan for the City of South Bend ( Hist. Pres.Comm: 1984) : 22. 3. Ibid. 22. 4. N_ationa,l Reg ister„Bul_let_i_n15: How to Apply the National .. Register Criteria for Evaluation (U.S. Dept. of the Interior):2; Criteria were developed to insure consistency with uniform, national standards for preservation activities,ie; "The Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation” in The Federal Register Vol.48, No.190 (Sept.29,1983). The HPC in South Bend incorporated these standards into historic district implementation procedures, see Preservation Plan: 22-23. 5. For comparison: Edgewater LHD has 95 structures; Lincolnway East LHD has 35; Riverview Drive LHD has 69; and West Northshore LHD has 20. 6. Historic�Distr.icts (Qakpark Landmarks Commission: 1974): 3.