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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Application Number: 2000-0829 Property Location: 129 Franklin Property Owner: Vera C. Yeager Landmark or District Designation: LL Rating: S/11 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT John C. Stover bought this property from William Kizer in 1888. He had the existing brick house demolished in 1896 to make way for a new wood frame, Queen Anne style house. Mr. Stover was a wholesale lumber dealer with his own lumberyard. John resided here until his death in 1930 at which time, his son, Burton, inherited the house. Burton Stover went into a trusteeship with the Indiana Savings & Loan Association, together they sold the house to the First Federal Savings & Loan Association in 1939. They used the property as a rental until 1945 when it was sold to Frank Carpenter, an employee of the Oliver Corporation. He immediately sold the house to Ford and Vera Reaves, who only resided'in the house briefly. The title to the house was transferred into Vera's name in 1952. Mrs. Vera Reaves -Yeager converted the house into a rental at the same time as 127 Franklin. Mrs. Reaves -Yeager is still the legal owner, however, at 101 years of age she can no longer manage the properties, they have been left to her daughter, Marilyn Proctor is the Trustee. RECOMMENDATION The Preservation Guidelines for Local Landmarks follow the Rehabilitation Model. Group B Standards The applicant has already removed the columns from the front porch and replaced them with larger, fluted columns. The owner is proposing to also replace the columns on the side porch with the same fluted columns. The railings have also been removed and are to be replaced with a railing that closely resembles the original.