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CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS STAFF REPORT PROPERTY -- 1314 East Wayne (N) South Bend, IN 46615 OWNER -- Jeff and Susan Bernard DESIGNATION -- East Wayne Local Historic District STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT The house at 1314 East Wayne (N) is located in the East Wayne Local Historic District. It was rated C/10 on the Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory. The house is a Colonial Revival designed by H.R. Stapp and built in 1926 by Whitcomb and Keller. At the time of the survey (1986) it was considered in excellent condition with minor alterations. The alterations included aluminum storm windows on the second story and an aluminum storm door. There is also a one story hipped addition to the east rear. PROPOSED CHANGE The applicant proposes the change out of five (5) windows in the attic. These include two (2) dormer windows on the north facade; two (2) quarter round windows on the west facade; and one (1) half round window on the east facade. Each would be replaced with sized to fit Andersen replacement windows. STANDARDS The district standards state (II. C. 1.) "Original windows . . . shall be retained or when determined beyond repair, replaced with units and trim resembling the original." and (II.C.2.) "For energy efficiency, steel casements may require interior storm windows." and (II.C.3.) "Original windows . . . shall not be discarded when they can be restored and reused in place." RECOMMENDATION The staff opposes this proposal. A site visit on February 14, 1994 yielded no evidence that the original windows were "deteriorated beyond repair". The staff believes that repair of the existing, original windows is possible and appropriate as regards the East Wayne Local Historic District standards. C. Frederick HPC staff