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casements. They also have stone, lintels and aluminum storms houses .most' . noticeable features are the towers, one is tone in shape with" a cone shaped rook the other is hexagon'in,style with.a hexagon roof, both have decdrative 'entablatures.. The two front doors are wood. with aluminum storm doors and a flat roofed portico, \, RECOMMENDATION - Based on' the Historic Preservation. Commission's Local' Landmarks 'Criteriaas adopted, by the Common Council, the buildingt 319 =321. Lincolnway' West - " - has' -been .recommended to the Common Council for designation as a Local, Historic'. ..Landmark by,Historic•Preservation Commission. The building,meets the criteria in at least four areas: 1.),'Its character,,interest, or value'as part of the development of heritage culture in the City of South. Bend, St. Joseph County, - the Stateof ` Indiana,.or the.United.States of America. 2.) Its embodiment' of elements'of architec.'tural design, detail,- materials, or craftsmanship . which represents , an ' architectural characteristicor innovation. } 3.) It$ suitability for preservation. The building fulfills criteria #1 by its "association with the Visiting Nurses ===; sociation'•which. provided the, City with much' needed affordable health care, =J r over 60 years +.: , -The building fulfills criteria #2, as, one of`the last remaining examples of a Queen Anne rowhouse in the city of South'Bend. The building is rated a significant eleven'in•the Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory., The' building fulfills criteria V3 'by the•.integrity of its original construction with minor changes to the facade and the fact that it is :one of the last buildings of this type in,.South Bend. Staff finds', that the building, 'meets' the ' criteria for designation • as a' Local Landmark and recommends that the commission send' - such a recommendation to the Common`Council DBD 8/12/98 ;