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V,. _, CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS STAFF REPORT • APPLICATION -- 1996-1001 PROPERTY -- 1230 East Wayne Street South Bend OWNER -- Terry & Paula Miller DESIGNATION -- LHD-EW RATING -- NC STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT This residence was constructed in 1960 for Ben H. and 'Edna J. Drollinger. Mr. Drollinger was the principal of Drollinger & Associates, a realty firm located in the Sherland Building. The house is hybrid style with characteristics .of Ranch and Cape -Cod building types and influenced by Contemporary, Colonial Revival, and Tudor Revival styles. It is generally "L" shaped in plan, presenting a story and a half main body with a one story gabled extension to the street frontage. An open porch with narrow Tuscan spindle posts fills out the remainder of the facade. The wing at the rear is a full two stories with a lower sloped roof immediately behind the main body and a single story garage extending behind. a small shed dormer abuts the two story section of the building. Windows a generally 6/6 double hung with decorative shutters and similar divided -lite casement windows where dictated by function. There is a picture window with flanking double hungs in the porch recess. The first story • is finished in brick except at the rear wing which is clad in siding as is the full second story. The beveled siding at the front gable is installed parallel to the rake of the roof. An ornamental dove -cote accents this 'gable feature. PROPOSED CHANGE The owners propose to redevelop the east end of the half story second floor to provide full story space therein. This affects the appearance of the structure by adding a large gabled dormer to the front and extending the shed dormer along the rear. These dormers are proposed to be finished with double -hung windows and beveled siding similar to the existing and repeating the angled siding, at the new gable. The rake of the. roof at the east end is to be retained. STANDARDS The guidelines for East Wayne Street Local HIstoric District state: II.B.3 - Prohibited Nothing shall be done to change the essential character of the roof as viewed from the thoroughfare by adding architectural features, large, unsightly fixtures, or by using building materials inappropriate to the style of the house... III.A.1 - Required The height of a new structure (i.e. addition) and its height to width proportion shall be consistent with adjacent buildings in the district.... Additions to existing buildings shall be related in height and proportion t.o the existing structure. III.A.2 - Recommended . Contemporary designs should be compatible in character and mood to the building or neighborhood.