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CERTIF,ICATE___GFAPPROPRIATENESS STAFF REPORT. <br />PROPERTY -- 1067 Riverside Drive <br />South Bend, IN 46616 <br />OWNERS -- Roman Sysyn <br />DESIGNATION -- Riverside Drive LHD <br />STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT <br />1067 Riverside Dr. is in the Riverside Drive Local Historic District. 1067 <br />was rated as a non-contributing structure on the Indiana Historic Sites and <br />Structures Inventory during a 1985 survey, however, the current staff has <br />re-evaluated the property and feels that the structure is worthy of a <br />contributing(C/9) rating. This American Foursquare house was built in <br />1908, and its first resident was attorney Louis M. Hammerschmidt of Deahl <br />and Hammerschmidt Attys. Mr. Roman Sysyn has been the owner of 1067 <br />Riverside Dr. since 1973. <br />PROPOSED CHANGE <br />Construction of a concrete retaining wall at the northwest corner of the <br />property's front yard with the dimensions of 8' x 4' x 8' in length, <br />approximately 18" in height, and approximately 6" in width. As part of <br />this project two portions of a concrete sidewalk at the rear of the <br />property will be repaired in kind. <br />STANDARDS <br />District standards (1,A,1) state the introduction of new site elements such <br />as "new plant materials, fencing, walkways, streetlights, signs, and <br />benches shall be compatible in size, scale, material, and color." <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />It is recommended that the HPC approve this proposal. The proposed section <br />of retaining wall matches in dimensions, materials, and color an existing <br />retaining wall already bordering the remainder of the front yard area, and <br />is compatible in scale with the property and area's environment. <br />A. Kotzbauer <br />11-10-92 <br />