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CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS STAFF REPORT, • APPLICATION -- 1997-1008-2 PROPERTY 1704 East Wayne South Bend, IN OWNER -- Dave Bickel DESIGNATION -- LHD-EW RATING -- Non -Contributing STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT Whitcomb and Keller Corporation built this Colonial Revival stvle house in 1953. They sold the house to Haskell and Bessie Mitloff on September 22, 1953. Mr. Mitloff was a buyer for Robertson's clothing store, located in downtown South Bend. The Mi.tloff's lived in the house until 1987, they sold it to the current owner, Dave Bickel, in 1988. PROPOSED CHANGE Applicant proposes to replace the cedar siding that is currently on the house with new vinyl siding. STANDARDS The Preservation Guidelines for East Wayne Historic District state: b) .... The Guidelines for the East Wayne Historic District follow the Rehabilitation Model.... • II.A.1. Required Original exterior building materials shall be retained. II.A.2. Recommended Whenever possible, the original building materials should be restored. Metal or vinyl siding may be used when it is the only feasible alternative to maintaining or replacing the original surface material. When used over wood surfaces, this siding should be the same size and style as the original wood. Every effort should be made to retain the original trim around windows, doors, cornices, gables ... and other architectural features. Ample ventilation must be afforded the structure when metal or vinyl siding has been installed in order to prevent increased deterioration of the structure from moisture and/or insects. II.A.3. Prohibited Wood siding shall not be resurfaced with new material which is inappropriate or was unavailable when the building was constructed... RECOMMENDATION This house is -rated as non-contributing in the Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory due to its late date of construction in relation to the general district. None -the -less, the character of this house is consistent with the district featuring the metal casement windows, common on East Wayne Street. The massing is typical of the last generation of in -fill houses which commonly include a rectangular two story residence with one story wing at the side. The existing siding appears to be in serviceable condition although the texture of the shingle surface renders the scraping of flaking paint somewhat is problematic. Paint conditions here may indicated poor surface preparation related to previous re -painting or incompatible paint layering. Staff recommends denial of the application for re -siding.