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Mr. Leslie was born in Mishawaka in 1921 and married Mary Elizabeth Hulbert in 1945; together they had a son, Michael and a daughter, Mary Sutherfield. Mr. Leslie was a World War II Veteran and retired in 1984 after 37 years of service as a pattern maker at the Dodge Division of Reliance Electric Company. Mr. Leslie passed away in 1995 at age 73, his wife, Mary Hulbert, retains ownership of the property with son, Michael as caretaker. RECOMMENDATION The Preservation Guidelines for Local Landmarks follow the Rehabilitation Model, Group `B" Standards. The owner is requesting to replace all original wood, double hung windows with NuSash, vinyl, double -hung, one over one windows with fixed frosted transems above The; vindoy.rs would b- T)" -'s " x 19" frosted vinvl transoms above. All wood trim would be covered in vinyl and all wood storms would be removed. The existing brick openings would be left as is. The existing windows are wood, double -hung, 32" x 73" in size with six over six mutin divisions and wood surrounds. The existing top half of the windows have been blocked in on the inside to hide the fact that the interior ceiling had been lowered to a point that would be visible through the windows. The staff has had several conversations with the contractor, John Clark, to come up with a more historically accurate replacement window without adding to the cost of the project. As a result of these conversations the staff is recommending that the replacement windows be full size, i.e., 32" x 73" , solid vinyl double -hung, with a six over six mutin division. To solve the ceiling exposure problem the top '/a of the windows will be treated/frosted so that the new ceiling is not visible from the outside. The staff also recommends that the existing wood surrounds be retained or replaced in- kind where needed and left exposed. They should not be covered in vinyl. Also, the existing wood storm windows should be stored for future owners. The contractor has assured me that full size, 32" x 73", windows will not cost anymore then the windows the owner is actually applying for. Mr. Clark has also informed me that his company will install the six over six mutin pattern at no extra charge. The staff feels that installing smaller windows with out mutin divisions and with transoms on top would be too much of a departure from the original window design and that the aforementioned compromise would retain the integrity of the structure at no extra cost to the owner. 2