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HPC NOTES The Historic Preservation Commission would like to introduce two new staff members and one new Commission member. Karen Hammond -Nash has joined our team osthe new Assistant Director and Wayne Doolittle has come aboard anapart-time in- apactor,under contract Rhonda Saunders, former Assistant Director, has been promoted tothe posi- tion ofUineotor. The Com- mission hnoaiaowe|- onmedanmwConnmisa|on member, ?????, was ap- pointed bytheCommnon Council onY?7. Along with the new faces the HPC has anew office � located onthe 1stfloor nf the Law Building, 125 S. LohayatUa' Tocoincide with these changes the Staff and Commission have been working onseveral new in-house projects which include new infop madona|broohuraanaQard- |nQtheCoApn)caooand landmark and district des' /gnnUon,nn°mUao,lndi- vidua|broohuraofbreaoh local historic district which will feature examples of the districts various archi- tectural sty|ao.|nadd|don, the Commission has ap- plied for oState Preserva- tion GrantwithdeYollow- ingobjoctiveoin mind: creation ofanindustrial Multiple Resource Historic District, creation ofthe W. LaSalle Street National Register District, nomina- tion mfthe Natatorium to the National Register and creation ofaTour Guide Brochure for Local Land- marks. The Commissions goal im increase our presence in anattempt tobetter assist and educate historic prop- erty ownero. NEW LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS The Commission spent o majority oflast year fight - Ing top,otenttwoofSouth Bend's Historic Schools, Nunorand Washington, unfortunately the Commis- sion oowell asthe Com- munity )ost both struc- tures. As a result of the truc-tuma.Aoammultofthe extensive effort given to these two schools only 7? structures have been offi- cially deciaradlandmarko' The new landmarks are: 3337bntirStrickland House,a Dutch Colonial Revival style house built in 1920byElias Strickland, anattorney with Stude- baker Corp; 1313Liston - DomheHouse, oQueen Anne Style house built in 1313 Liston LIAISON COMMITTEE ELECTIONS Once again it is time to elect new Liaison Commit- tee memberato1Ueona year term position. Each district has three liaison positions aone year, two year and three year. The one year positions will ex- pire inAugustof2OO2. Since wedonot currently have asummer newsletter waare sending out nomi- nation beUotsaorly. All ballots must bafilled out and submitted tothe HPC Office byMay 1T,2OO2. The staff will gather the information and send out election ballots byJuly 1. 2UO2,All election ballots 1912 by Widow, Adele Domke; D24W.Colfax - The Corset Shop, aSuUl- vanesquestye Commer- cial building built In 1915 omnnepcialbuiN|ngbui|t|n1915 byEdythe Brown, principal |nthe South Bend Commu- nity School Corp and her sister, Gertrude Brown, prominent local philanthro- pist. must bnsubmitted tothe HPC Office by August 1, 2002' For information on the duties ofaliaison con- tact HPC9fflicaaL235-97S8 orbyemail ot ""Once ' it is lime to . elect new Liaison Committee members to the oneyear term