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John H. Oxian, President South Bend and St. Joseph County HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION 227 WEST JEFFERSON BLVD. SOUTH BEND, IN 46601-1830 TO: Terry Bland Phone: 574-235-9798 Fax: 574-235-9578 e-mail: historic@michiana.org A Certified Local Government Monday, February 09, 2004 FROM: Karen R.. Hammond -Nash Karen R. Hammond -Nash, Director Following are (1) Advisory Notes from Glory June Greiff, a historian from Indianapolis with an exper- tise in WPA and CCC (Works Progress Administration & Civilian Conservation Corp) projects, and Roo- sevelt New Deal projects generally. (2) a Report performed for the HPC by the Westerly Group for this project, received in our office Friday. Note that the conditions detailed on P.3 of the Westerly Group well be substantially met by the project design, as re -approved by the HPC today. In other words, the new poured concrete back and foot parts of the wall, which are required to provide structural stability, will be hidden by the fagade, to be rebuilt us- ing original fagade material (rubble from the original rubble used to construct the wall) . Most of the big glacial rocks used in original construction will be reused in the revetments and stabiliza= tion for the rebuilt wall. If it should happen that there is not enough salvaged rubble for repairing/rebuilding all of the fagade that requires repair, then the contractor, with the assistance of the City Engineering Department will locate similar rubble, of similar age, perhaps from projects to replace broken 1920 -era sidewalks in the Rum Village area, or elsewhere in the City. I am not sending you an actual copy of our Permit/C of A, because my board directed me not to print it until drawings and written specifications for the revised work plan had been received in our office. The contractor will probably have them to us tomorrow. C: Yours, Karen R. Hammond -Nash, Director L/ 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 (Attorney)