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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFIATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Application Number: 2002-0220 Property Location: 1222 East Wayne Street, South Bend Property Owner: Carol V. Graham Landmark or District Designation: Local Historic District, East Wayne Street Rating: C-10 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT The house was designed in 1927 by architect Russell Stapp for Whitcomb & Keller, and built in 1929. It was vacant for one year, before being purchased by Dr. Walter and Martha Farnham, who resided there from 1930 to 1941. Dr. Farnham was a medical doctor, practicing in downtown South Bend, with offices at the Citizens Bank Building, and later the Shetland Building. In 1941, Dr. Farnham rented the home to Thomas E. Mills, athletic director and professor at Notre Dame. Dr. Mills and his family resided there until his death in 1944, which occurred in the Rockne Memorial Fieldhouse. Dr. Mills had been hired by Knute Rockne as a football coach, and was appointed director of the Rockne Memorial Fieldhouse after Rockne's death. Mrs. Farnham, now a widow, sold the home to William and Vaugh Hastings. Vaughn (Peg) O'Neal married William Hastings in 1924, and they came to South Bend in 1925, for Dr. Hastings to establish a dental practice in River Park. He maintained his practice in River Park until his retirement in 1971. The Hastings continued to reside in this home until Dr. Hastings death in 1984. Mrs. Hastings continued to live there alone until 1995, when she sold it to the present owners, Carol V. and David B. Graham. RECOMMENDATION Mr. and Mrs. Graham, after studying blueprints drawn up for the Hastings for an addition they had considered, revised those plans considerably to allow an addition which seeks to maintain much of the historic character of this Tudor Revival style house and its yard, though the addition is large, and the yard will be significantly reduced. The footprint of the proposed addition is 14'deep by 28' wide on the ground floor, and 14' deep by 19'8" on the second floor. It will require significant pruning and reduction or removal of a large mature Maple tree, which is the only significant tree in the back yard. The Grahams are informed that the tree is infested with carpenter ants, and may require removal anyway. Staff understands that the windows and sliding French doors to be used in the addition are to be Anderson vinyl windows, having the same appearance as the steel windows in the original house, and that the stucco proposed for the walls, the siding for the gable ends, and the roofing, are likewise to appear identical to the existing house. The first draft of the Application mentions possible "bump -outs" of two feet on either side of sliding French doors. That feature has been removed from the present Application. Staff feels that this was wise; the "bump -outs" would have looked odd and out of place." Staff recommends that this Application be approved, upon the conditions that (1) any existing brick or windows removed to accommodate the addition be saved and re -used, (2) that if the maple tree is in fact removed, that at least one replacement tree be planted, and (3) that the specifications for materials having the same appearance as the original materials be strictly adhered to.