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CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS STAFF REPORT APPLICATION -- 1996-0906 PROPERTY =— 519 Edgewater Drive • South Bend, IN OWNER -- Bill-,& Laurel Cochrane DESIGNATION -- LHD—EP RATING -- C/9 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC_CONTEXT There is'very little historical research on file in the HPC office on this property. Whitcomb & Keller apparently built this house in 1919. A quick survey of available city directories found no occupants at the house until 1926.when a salesman named Lee F. Tannehill and his wife Lillian are found listed at this address. The house is basically a two story frame dwelling in the Foursquare style with an unusual hipped roof which features small pediment shaped vents near the peak facing the front and rear and forming a short ridge from front to back. A flat roofed one story porch and smaller entry vestibule cross the front. There is a small flat roofed vestibule at the rear. From assessor's data it appears that all these plan features are original. However, details of original construction are generally obscured by aluminum siding which covers most trim. Windows are six—over—one double hung type. The garage at the rear first appears in the Assessor's records in 1949. It is constructed of wood frame with "Dutch—lap" siding, open eaves and a pyramidal hipped roof. The rear wall has previously been bumped out to accommodate modern vehicles. PROPOSED CHANGE The Owners propose to build a new garage to replace the garage destroyed by a • fallen tree on August 22 of this year. The owner plans to extend the dimensions of the garage by two feet in each direction toward the rear yard and the rear property -line. The new garage will also feature an additional side passage door. STANDARDS The Standards for the Edgewater Place District state: III A. & B. (1-4) New Construction (See Attached). V.A. - Buildings in the district should not be demolished, However where a building poses a threat to the public safety, and demolition is the only alternative documentation by way of photographs, measured drawings, or other descriptive methods should be made of both the interior and exterior of the building. RECOMMENDATION The present garage has clearly been rendered unusable and in need of repair or replacement. The assessor's data would indicate that this particular structure is less than fifty years old. The proposed replacement structure is intended to recreate the appearance and style of the original building (which presumably reflects the house) while allowing a more useful plan. Staff recommends approval. In the case of a secondary structure of this sort, photo—documentation with a scale in the frame should suffice. DBD • 9/11/96