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South Bend and St. Joseph County HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION 227 WEST JEFFERSON BLVD. SOUTH BEND, IN 46601 -1830 Phone: 574-235-9798 Fax: 574-235-9578 e -mail: historic @michiana.org John H. Oxian, President A Certified Local Government Karen R Hammond -Nash, Director «First Name)) ((Last Name)) «Address Line 1» «City», «State» Dear «First Name>> «Last Namew Thursday, August 14, 2003 ►-� The Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County has been charged with the task of locating sites and structures of historic and/or architectural note in the city and the county for designation as Local Landmarks. Some significant historic farmhouses and barns no longer remain. These were great losses to the character of the county's landscape and to its history. The loss makes those farmhouses and other struc- tures that are left, including your own, even more noteworthy and fitting for designation as Local Land- marks. Recently, we reviewed and resurveyed the historic sites and structures located in your township that the Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Survey rated "Significant" or "Outstanding." This survey was completed a few years ago, and it noted that your residence is a historic structure eligible for the Lo- cal Historic Landmark designation. The Commission is currently considering your property for this honor and distinction. If a property is designated as a landmark by county ordinance, certain preservation standards will apply regarding exterior changes to the building and the property's landscape. These have been drafted to aid both you the property owner and the HPC Commissioners in stewardship of historic structures and sites. These standards fall into two categories, Group A and Group B. Your house would best fit into Group B, the more flexible of the standards. I enclosed a copy of them for you to review. Please send us a letter letting us know what your thoughts are regarding the possible landmarking of your property and the suitability of the standards within 60 days. If you have any information about the history or architecture of your house, outbuildings or property we would be sincerely grateful for it, along with the letter. This would greatly enhance our archives and knowledge of the historic buildings located in the county for future reference and research. You can contact me or the President and Land- mark Committee, John Oxian, at 234 -7202. �l /� B 1 ,C / 7 — -� Julie L Schulte Assistant Director COMMISSIONERS Mary Jane Chase Virginia O'Hair (Secretary) Gerald Ujdak (Vice President) Martha Choitz Lynn A. Patrick Diane Wrobel -Illes Catherine Hostetler (Treasurer) Joann Sporleder (Architectural Historian) John Livingston(Attomey)