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CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS STAFF REPORT APPLICATION -- 1998-0605-2 PROPERTY -- 1029 Riverside Drive South Bend, IN OWNER.-- Joseph Taschetta & Rolanda Hughes DESIGNATION -- LHD-RSD RATING -- Contributing C/10 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT Montgomery P. Brickell purchased part of lots 70 and 71'of Shetterly Place 3rd Addition in 1909 and built this house there two years later. Mr. Brickell was born in Niles, Michigan in 1850, he came to South Bend in 1914 with his wife, Rose Woodford Brickell, to spend their retirement. Montgomery Brickell lived in the house until his death in 1932 at which time the house was passed down to their daughter, Deva Brickell. Deva Brickell was an employee of the H.G. Christman Construction Company, Inc. She resided in the house until 1939 when she converted it -in to a rental. In 1941 Miss Brickell rented the house to John C. Johnson, she sold the house to him in 1947. Mr. Johnson was a tool engineer, he and his wife,.Clara, resided in the house until 1951 when they sold it to John R. Kagel. Mr. Kagel was an employee of the South Bend Journal during which time he published Kagel's Directory. Mr. Kagel left the Journal to be executive with the South Bend/Mishawaka Chamber of Commerce. He resided in the house until his death in 1996. The house was sold a year later to the currant owners, Joseph Taschetta and Rolanda Hughes, possibly by Mrs. Kagel or other heirs. . PROPOSED CHANGE Applicants are proposing to install a 24" x 24" skylight type attic vent on the rear southwest side of the roof, .to stop further deterioration --of the roof caused by heat build up. STANDARDS The Preservation Guidelines for Riverside Drive Historic District state: b) ....The Guidelines for the Riverside Drive District follow the Rehabilitation Model..... II. Existing Structures 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 roofing materials inappropriate to the style of the house. II.E.3. Prohibited Holes shall not be cut through walls or roofs in areas that can be seen from the street to accommodate air conditioners or other mechanical equipment.