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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: February 18, 2003 Application Number: 2004-0123 Property Location: 611 Edgewater Drive, South Bend, IN Property Owner: Laura Mallozzi Landmark or District Designation:' Edgewater Place Local Historic District Rating: Contributing- 10 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT In 1924, Sadie and Irving (Isadore) Mooren had this home built for them by Whitcomb & Keller. The purchase became final June 6, 1925. Mr. Mooren was a partner in the Mooren Brothers wholesale fruit business. After 20 years, the Moorens sold the house to Mary and Alvin Melser (a salesman) in 1945. The melsers did live in the home at least a year, but in 1947, leased it to Lucile and Adolf Strandhagen, who eventually purchased the house outright in 1951. Dr. Strandhagen, born in Pennsylvania in 1914, held a doctorate in applied mechanics from the University of Michigan, and had been a research physicist for the National Defense Research Council from 1942 to 1946. In 1946, he moved to South Bend to become a professor of engineering science and chair of the engineering department at Notre Dame. He was also associate editor of the Journal of Vehicle Dynamics and consultant to the US Navy Mine Defense Lab. He and his wife lived at 611 Edgewater until his death in 1992. Shortly thereafter Mrs. Strandhagen sold the house to Roland Kelly. Ms. Mallozzi became the owner sometime after 1997. While this Colonial Revival house has been maintained in good condition, the full -width front porch has had some major alterations from its historic or original appearance. The front porch has been enclosed, and narrow single pane windows installed there, and aluminum storm windows added. APPLICATION ITEMS: 1. Replace gutters with 0.6 gutters (in kind, already staff approved); 2. Tuckpointing repair to foundation (in-kind, already staff approved); 3. New aluminum fence in back yard; 3CLVJ n , \\7,t . S-ke.Q 1. 4. New Storm Door. RECOMMENDATION �Q,Q 3. The fence proposed is behind the-fi,"t wall of the house, and is more than 50% open. Thus, its 'design is consistent with the historic district landscape design generally. The material proposed is not historic. Staff recommends approval, on the condition that the installation not cause harm or damage to the adjacent neighbors' fences or structures. 4. This door would be on the main entrance to the house, which is, however, not on the front face, but on the northwest side. Staff recommends approval, on condition that the new door be consistent in style with either the existing front storm/screen door, or with the original service door on the garage. caj" ^t(v, a cc� 9T-li VM)' 6)�ed Te4,IC�,, Opt -n SfiOn WM b.0 kr'" T�V 6 -t-