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- _ + CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS STAFF REPORT PROPERTY -- 300 -1200 blocks of Riverside Drive South Bend, IN OWNER -- I & M DESIGNATION -- RSD -LHD STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE HISTORIC CONTEXT Park View streetlight posts were installed on Riverside Drive in 1915. The Park View Posts by the George Cutter Company were used in parks and residential areas because of their short (loft) height. These cast iron posts were topped by the Octagonal Junior Luminaire. Depending on the construction date, the Octagonal Junior could be constructed of cast iron, aluminum, or a combination of both materials. The original model (1911 -1920) had spurs at the top only and a single octagonal globe. Later versions (1920 - 1925) had no spurs. Eventually, customers could choose between no spurs, top spurs only, or spurs at both the top and bottom. By 1926 the single globe had been replaced with eight individual glass panes. All fixtures were painted green to help the fixtures blend into the environment. The Hollowspun Post was manufactured by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company between 1920 and 1929. The composition of the post is a mixture of ground quartz, feldspar and cement. PROPOSED CHANGE The City of South Bend Department of Public Works proposes to remove and replace light poles and light fixtures on Riverside Drive with rebuilt light - fixtures to match existing (see Wilmette Luminaires with Edgewater Ballast Assembly from the Spring City Electrical Mfg. Co.) and Hollowspun poles. The work will include removal and replacement of light poles, installation of conduit, a service foundation, a meter base, sidewalk removal and installation and other appurtenant work. The City will store all removed poles and luminaires for use as replacements in other areas of South Bend. STANDARDS I.A.1. Required Distinctive features such as ... streetlights...shall be retained. New... streetlights ... shall be compatible with the character of the neighborhood in size, scale, material, and color. Street lighting illumination should be maintained at levels recommended by the Illuminating Engineering Society. Light sources must have spectral distribution in all color ranges. Sources and lamp posts should be uniform throughout the district. Lamp fixtures and supporting posts must be similar in proportion, scale, and detail to the existing historic lamps, as depicted by models A,C and D in Appendix A or a suitable replacement which closely duplicates the standard in size, shape, style and appearance, i.e., Herwig Lighting Company standard or similar. Streetlights should be placed so that adequate illumination is afforded all sections of public sidewalks. I.A.3. Prohibited Streetlights ... which are out of scale or inappropriate to the neighborhood may not be used. RECOMMENDATION E