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0 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS STAFF REPORT <br />APPLICATION — 1999 -0308 <br />PROPERTY — 510 S. St. Joseph <br />South Bend, IN. <br />OWNER —Jeffrey Berndt <br />DESIGNATION — LHD -TF <br />RATING — Contributing CA 0 <br />STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT <br />This house was more then likely built in 1894 by Mary Taylor Nicar and her husband, Virginius <br />Nicar, as rental property. Mrs. Nicar was the daughter of South Bend pioneer, Col. Samuel <br />Taylor. The first renter was Chester J. Reynolds, a purchasing agent for the Studebaker <br />Corporation. Mr. Reynolds resided here until 1906, after which the house stood vacant until <br />1914 when Silas and Etta Jackson rented the house. Mr. Jackson was employed with the <br />Indiana Lumber Company, they resided here until 1916. In 1920 Mary Taylor Nicar sold the <br />house to August and Ella Landgraff, Mr. Landgraf was retired, he and his wife lived in this <br />house until his death in 1940. Mrs. Landgraf remarried during the mid 1940's to Gilbert Nash <br />and continued to reside in the house until 1945. Mr. & Mrs. Nash moved to 522 S. St. Joseph <br />and used 510 S. St. Joseph as a rental. Mrs. Nash continued to own the house until her death in <br />1964 at age 84. Mr. Nash quit his claim on the house to Mrs. Nash's niece, Clara Muntinga Hill <br />in 1966. Ms. Hill used the house as a rental until 1970 when she sold it to Irvin Detweiler. Mr. <br />Detweiler divided the house into four apartment units. He rented it out for 12 years, selling it to <br />Curtis B. Thewed in 1982. Mr. Thewed owned the house until 1992 when he sold it to Jeffrey <br />Berndt. Mr. Berndt restored the structure then sold it to James mcCune in 1995. Mr. Berndt <br />purchased the property back in 1999. <br />PROPOSED CHANGE <br />Applicant is proposing to demolish a two story rear block addition and build a second floor <br />landing and stairs over rear porch to allow access to a second floor apartment. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />The applicant's desires are certainly worthwhile and extremely likely to be approved but there <br />are no details concerning item #3. Demolition of the addition (concrete block) is allowable but <br />