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Street and possibly to downtown South Bend. In the long run, this could lead to future development along Michigan Street and perhaps to some revitalization from the south of the South Gateway District. Alternative E Curving into US 31 further to the south in comparison to option D, Alternative E will affect any structure impacted by route C as well as where E overlaps with route F: 08040, a barn dating to 1885 that rates S/11, 08041, a contributing Queen Anne residence, and 08039, the Julia Schafer farmhouse that ranks S/12. Option E may directly affect two local historic landmarks 08038 L, the Joseph Farneman Italianate farmhouse on US 31 and Southlawn Cemetery. The cemetery dates to 1850 and has a small administration building dating to the 1920s. It will affect a large portion of the Penn Central/Conrail RR corridor. Because Alternative E will affect two local landmarks along US 31, staff finds that this option is not as favorable as C and D. To its benefit, Route E would not harm the large amount of historic structures that line US 31. Staff feels that one might as well choose D over E because one would still travel over the RR corridor and link to Michigan Street but the road would not affect those landmarks. Alternative F Of all the routes to be studied, Alternative F remains on the current US 31 path for the longest distance. North of the city of Lakeville, F curves to the east to rejoin the existing US 31. The proposed route ends at the US 31 junction with US 20. Due to the large amount of residential and commercial development along US 31, alternative F offers many challenges. Nine historic structures, including two local landmarks, and possibly more stand along the roadside. If the roadway is widened, many of these homes and businesses, historic or not, may have to be moved or demolished. Yet, it may be preferable to reuse an existing travel artery rather than cut through rural and suburban areas with new roadbeds. The negative impact on the specific structures along the roadway, though great in the short term, may be comparably less than the possible long term negative affects upon the county's landscape and living environments caused by the construction of one of the other options. Of the many structures that would be directly affected by possible improvements and widening of US 31 as proposed in Alternative F, the following are historic and recorded on the Historic Structures Inventory of St. Joseph County completed by the Historic Preservation Commission and Crumlish & Sporleder in 1975. As a�erson drives north in Union County, he or she may gather a brief glimpse of a 1924 bungalow, l a circa 1880s vernacular farmhouse on the 1eft17 and a circa 1890s Queen Anne residence on the right. 18 One also asses two historic barns dating to 1885 and 1890 and another Queen Anne residence from 1910. 9 Nearing the limits of the city of South Bend, a driver may find two significant structures along the roadway: the Julia Schafer House at 61550 US 31, an Italianate vernacular house dating to 1885, and the Joseph Farneman Farmhouse at 61191 US 31, an Italianate that dates to around 1870 (08039, 08038 L). The later residence is currently a local landmark and unfortunately now stands vacant. Lastly, a significant rated barn located at 62697 Ironwood Road would also be impacted by possible expansion work completed on US 31 (08007). Alternative F may threaten to take some of the Southlawn Cemetery's property. If F is chosen, commercial development would remain in along US 31 instead of dispersing to the east or west of South Bend and into the farmlands of the county. New development along this route could possibly enhance the southern entrance to the city of South Bend and then revive an aging and 16 64087 US 31, 11070, C/10. 1' 08044, 63610 US 31, C/10. - " 08043, 63419 US 31, C/10. '' 08042, 62515 US 31, Bam, c. 1890, C/10; 08041 61953 US 31, QA, 1910, C/10; 08040, 61601 US 31, bam, c. 1885, S/11.