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CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS STAFF REPORT APPLICATION —1998-0819 PROPERTY — 810 Arch South. Bend, IN. OWNED —Ann McFadden DESIGNATION — LHD-EP RATING — Contributing C/9 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT This house was built in 1923 by Whitcomb & Keller, who sold it to Elroy K. & Sabra Powell. Mr. Powell was a traveling salesman, he and his wife resided here until 1926 when they sold the house to Otto A. Pfaff. Mr. Pfaff was the chairman of the Board of Wheelabrator Corporation. He and his wife, Kathleen, resided at this address until 1941 when they rented it to Herman Bailin, president of South Bend Fish Company. Mr. & Mrs. Pfaff sold the house in 1945 to Miss Ella Bailin, daughter of Herman, and vice president of South Bend Fish Company. Miss Bailin sold the house five months later to Aaron & Bertha Friedman, operator of a grocery store. Mr. Friedman resided here until his death in 1947. His wife, Bertha, sold the house a year later to Dr. Leslie Bodnar, who lived in the house until 1957 when he sold it to Kenneth Obrecht. Mr. Obrecht was a lawyer for Associate Investment Corp., he sold the house to John R. Sheehan Jr. in 1976. Mr. Sheehan sold the house two years later in 1978 to the current owner, Ann McFadden. PROPOSED CHANGE Applicant is proposing to build a new pitched roof over rear portico to replace existing flat aluminum roof. The new roof would match the pitch of adjacent first story roof. In addition to the roof the applicant is proposing to install new supports with lattice work to provide partial' privacy screening. STANDARDS. The Preservation Guidelines for Edgewater Place Historic District state: b) ....The Guidelines for the Edgewater Place District follow the Rehabilitation Model.... II. Existing Structures II.D.1. Required Existing or original porches and steps, including handrails ... shall be retained or replaced by replicas of the same design and materials when deteriorated beyond repair. Porches and additions reflecting later architectural styles, and which are important to the building's historical integrity shall be retained. II.D.3. Prohibited