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CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS STAFF REPORT • APPLICATION -- 1996-0604 PROPERTY -- 1314 East Wayne Street North South Bend, IN �0 OWNER -- Jeff & Sue Bernard DESIGNATION -- East Wayne Street Local Historic District RATING -- Contributing (C-10) STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT This dwelling H. R. Stapp designed house was built in 1926. Stapp designed this house in the Colonial. Revival style. The first occupants were William B. Schafer, owner of a lumber business and his wife, Madge. PROPOSED CHANGE The owners propose to construct a low pitched (less than 3/12) hip roof over the existing flat roofed area over the sunroom located on the east side of the house. The soffit, cornice, and eaves conditions are to be retained as they presently exist. 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.B.(1) Required - The existing shape and materials of the roof shall be retained. all architectural features which give the roof its essential character shall such as dormer windows, cupolas, cornices, brackets, chimneys, cresting and weather vanes shall be retained. II.B.(2) Recommended - Whenever possible, the shape and materials of the roof should be restored. Particular effort should'be made to retain materials such as slate, tile, and other unique materials not commonly found in new construction. Roof covering which is deteriorated beyond repair should be replaced with new material which matches as closely as possible the original in composition, size, shape, color, and texture.... II.B.(3) Prohibited - Nothing shall be done to change the essential character of the roof as viewed from the thoroughfare by adding additional features, large unsightly fixtures, or by using roofing materials not inappropriate to the style of the house. The roof shall not be stripped of architectural • features important to its character.