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CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS STAFF REPORT • APPLICATION -- 1996-0531-2-B PROPERTY -- 1121 East Wayne Street South Bend, IN OWNER -- Jerome & Paula Eide DESIGNATION -- East Wayne Street Local Historic District RATING -- Contributing (C-10) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT * This dwelling was built in 1925 for H.R. Stapp, the architect of many houses in the Sunnymeade area, and his wife Eva. Stapp designed this house in the Tudor Revival style. The house and garage are substantially finished in brick with half-timber effects at gable locations. PROPOSED CHANGE The owners propose to install a new storm door at the front entry which is to be custom built following the documentation provided. STANDARDS The Preservation Guidelines and Standards for the East Wayne Street Local Historic District state: • II.A.(1) Required - Original building materials shall be retained. Deterioration of wood materials shall be prevented through repair, cleaning, & painting. The existing or original architectural detail around windows, porches, doors, and eaves shall be retained or replaced.by replicas of the same design and material when deteriorated beyond repair.... II.A.(2) Recommended - Whenever possible, original building materials should be restored.... Every effort should be made to retain the original trim around windows, doors,... and other architectural Features. II.C.(1) Required - Original windows and doors including sash, lintels, sills, shutters, decorative glass, pediments, hoods, and hardware shall be retained or when deteriorated beyond repair, replaced with units resembling the original. II.C.(2) Recommended - Wood frame storm windows -and doors should be used but should not damage existing frames.... RECOMMENDATION The proposed new wood storm door is being installed in conjunction with in-kind replacement of the existing wood entry door with a similarly custom built door. The new storm door is designed to reflect the materials in the original and replacement entry door. Staff recommends approval of this application. • DBD 6/10/96