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CR' FICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS S F REPORT APPLICATION -- 1995-1006 PROPERTY -- 1313 East Wayne Street South South Bend, IN OWNER -- Liz & Paul Peralta DESIGNATION -- LHD-EW STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT This house was constructed by Whitcomb & Keller in 1926 and occupied by James and Minnie Brook in the next year. The house was designed in colonial Revival style and is rated Contributing (9) in the South Bend Summary Report of the Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory and is located in the East Wayne Street Local Historic District. A one story addition was added to the house in 1991. PROPOSED CHANGE The applicants seek to add a second story addition over the above referenced addition at the rear. STANDARDS The standards for new construction including additions in the East Wayne Local Historic District are extensive and are attached to avoid excessive length at this reading. In summary they state that design, scale and materials of the new work need to be compatible with original and surrounding structures. RECOMMENDATION Staff finds the submitted plans to be in general conformance with the guidelines in their proposed massing and materials. However, the plans and elevations submitted are not entirely internally consistent, and Staff therefore makes the following observations: 1) The eave or bearing plate elevation is shown correctly on East and West Elevations but the rear elevation misrepresents the relationship of the new eaves to the existing which will be lower than the new. To maintain the roof ridge of the new roof below the height of the original house, the pitch of the proposed new roof will need to be lower rather than matching the existing pitch as shown. 2) Because the new roof is transverse to the original roof and its shed dormer, portions of the original shed dormer roof will either need to remain and be built around or removed and patched back in at the lower pitch. Since it is generally considered to be good preservation practice to make additions in a manner that allows their removal and restoration of the original condition, Staff would prefer to leave the shed dormer in place and build around it. This would also alleviate the problems associated with patching the slate roof back in where the shed roof would be removed. In other respects, the documentation is acceptable in its specification of roofing material, brick selection, window type, and facia and eave design to conform to the existing materials. Though the rear elevation is not proportionally true to the Colonial Revival style, it is well out of the view from the public thoroughfare. With the reconciliation of the above referenced concerns, Staff recommends approval of the proposed addition. DBD 1011/1111/95