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the support and permission of the property owner. However, the structure does not meet HPC Minimum Maintenance Standards; in effect, the owner would be in violation of those standards as soon as the structure was Hesignated. I recommend that the HPC "provisionally recommend" the structure for designation, with the stipulation that formal recommendation for designation to the Common Council would be granted if the owner adequately addressed the maintenance problems listed above. The owner has stated that she cannot afford to restore the structure; in fact, she was quite.concerned that designation would not cause additional expense, as she is on a fixed income. The Studebaker Automobile Owners Club has shown some interest in the structure; perhaps the HPC could request that organization to help the owner finance rehabilitation costs. HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT The following is a historical sketch of 514 Indiana Avenue to aid in your assess-ment of the property. Samuel Studebaker purchased this lot for $1200.00 in 1902 from the estate of his father, Henry (1826-1895). Samuel lived in the house until his death in 1915. Henry began in the blacksmith business with his brother, Clem, under the name H. and C. Studebaker but was forced to retire due to ill health, relinquishing his share of the business to his brother J. M. Studebaker. Samuel was born on April 2, 1854 in South Bend. He attended public school in South Bend and later attended the University of Notre lame. Samuel Studebaker managed the farm of his uncle, Peter E. Studebaker, for twelve years before becoming the proprietor of a livery stable and boarding business on South Michigan Street. In November, 1899 he and Nelson L. Jones purchased the undertaking business of D. E. Huntsinger at 307 West Jefferson Street. The partners ran funeral parlors at this address until 1904. Samuel was then briefly involved in the hardware business with Sherman G. Chard at 233 South Michigan. He retired a few years later. After his death in 1915, his wife Mary lived in the house until it .was sold to Clifford M. Lontz in 1919. Lontz was the president of Lontz Brothers -- dealers in coal, coke, gasoline and oils -- located at 602-606 South Michigan. He inherited the business from his father, William H. Lontz, who began the business in 1887 with his brother, Charles S. Clifford was born in South Bend in 1883, attended local public schools and later graduated from Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He married Charlotte. Black (Fargo, North Dakota) in October, 1913; the couple had four children. The coal business was moved to 629-643 North College in 1929 -- a modern yard with silos, unloading devices, trucks and up-to-date equipment. After Clifford's death in 1927, Charlotte remained in the house until it was purchased by Hazel P. and E. Glenmore Wells in 1930. Glenmore Wells served as Secretary of the Wells Manufacturing Company IiMen he and Hazel bought the house; he later became president of the firm. He was born March 31, 1888 in South Bend, the son of Elmer E. Wells, who began the family business with his father, Alvah M.(1827-1910) under the name A. Wells and Son in 1876. The original business was a cabinet factory at the foot of Washington Street on the banks of the St. Joseph River. The 2