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RE -RATE REPORT FOR 1534 W. SAMPLE/ 3302 W. WESTERN/- - -- --- -- 501 W. WASHINGTON The staff feels that all three of these properties were under rated at the time of the City Survey, all three properties were rated Contributing Tens. The Rushton, located at 501 W. Washington is the only remaining apartment complex of its type in South Bend and the last of a series of complexes that used to stand on Washington Street (for a history refer to the local landmark staff report), it surely merits an increase in rating to an S/11. Harrison School, located at 3302 W. Western, was built in the 1920s to accommodate the huge population explosion occurring in South Bend's West side. It is an integral part of the cities history as well as having various architectural features that make it more then eligible to be rated an S/11. Washington School, located at 1534 W. Sample, is also embedded in South Bend's west side history. It has architectural detailing and unique features that set this school apart from any other in the city and should be definitely rated at least an S/11. CRITERIA AND EVALUATING All properties are evaluated in terms of historical significance, architectural merit and integrity. Each resource was evaluated by a professional using the National Register Criteria for Evaluation. The three main criteria are: 1) Historic Significance: An association with exploration and settlement, Commercial or Industrial development and or the attachment to the lives of important people. 2) Architectural Merit: Representative of a particular architectural style. 3) Integrity: Determine how much of the original historic fabric remains by looking at any extensive alterations, such as the installation of synthetic siding, removal of architectural features, additions or structural modifications, all of which could lowering the property's rating. RATINGS After consideration of the above factors a rating was assigned, they are: 1) Outstanding: property has enough historic or architectural significance that it is or should be listed on the National Register by itself.