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M CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS'STAFF'REPORT APPLICATION -- 1998 - 0330 -2 part B PROPERTY = 621 Lin " South Bend., - ,IN ' OWNER Joe MacHatton - Occupant /applicant) " - DESIGNATION -- LHD -EP RATING: -- Contributing C/9 STATEMENV OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC -.,CONTEXT-'This. house was built in 18912 known:�owner was Andrew Fuerbringer, however; it is unclear, as.to whether or not'Mr. Fuerbringer built the house.' Mr. Fuerbringer's, son., _Wolf, sold' the, house'to Henry P: _Parker in 1899. "for " $2,000.00.- Mr:'., ker ;was a -- `retired farmer who - owned. - the "property - until his death.,.` in 1918; at" which °time: it` passed- down"to hi's daughter, - Iona - Hempey. Mrs,.• "Hempey. used• the house' as-..a_'rental, ..renting it to Cecelia Garstka in 1939 and eventually gelling-it to - °her, in 1944. Miss Garstka Vas employee at Wilson..Brothers.for'several -years before.going to work for the Bendix Corporation." Miss Garstka dividsd' the house, into two.units, - she resided in' •. one af, them and rented, -out the other.:` This arrangement'1lasted until her death, - - in -May 1977. , Miss Garstka, having no".children of" her• own, left 'the house - to - her and nephew,:Helen- - and Joseph Slott.. who :immediately sold the house to the current owner, Mr... 'Joseph MacHatton. ,. PROPOSED CHANGE - Applicant proposes -to erect a stockade - style fence on west - side of property .between the and-garage with - a ,gate' on' ; the east . s.ide • of the garage. A'" chain fence would be erected along the east property..line back to the house'.. STANDARDS The.'Preservation• - Guidelines for Ufi&olnway'East Historic District: :. b): i - ..The Guidelines ,for theAincolnway• East "Diate -ict follow - the Rehabilitation- Model...; I..Environment, I.A.I. Required: New plant materials, fencing::.shall be compatible with the character of the neighborhood in.size, scale, material and color. - . 34.. Pr' Signs;_. Streetlights .':..fencing:. out,of scale or inappropriate to the neighborhood may not be used. RECOMMENDATION. The applicant proposes to erect.,rear- yard'fences to enclose this' of the site as shown on.plans•submitted:--6- -foot wood stockade privacy fence is' proposed along' the north line which - abuts" the parking lot of the Internal - Revenue Service :office This fence is ' 'be set sufficiently- in from the pavement edge as to avoid damage from 'parking cars. The opposite -south side of the yard *is, proposed to be.secured'with 4 foot chain -link fence extending the line of.the south' side-wall of -the' house toward,the. rear and. terminating. with a re turn' toward,. the south corner of the existing garage. This return section- shall include a gate. By aligning this fence with the sidewall, the chain - link.