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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 Phone: 574-235-9798 Fax: 574-235-9578 e-mail: historic@micMana.org A Certified Local Government Karen R. Hammond -Nash, Director RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND & ST, JOSEPH COUNTY At a special meeting held Saturday, January 10, 2004, the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend & St. Joseph County, having received information from the Northern Regional Of- fice of Historic Landmarks Foundation, and the Wythougan Valley Historic Preservation Coun- cil and having had the opportunity to look at and consider the historic properties in question, Upon a Motion made by &A 007-Pell-rr , seconded by JQA14ti S o r (e a Qom, and carried by a vote of -7-0 resolved as follows: 1) The cluster of historic structures including the White family cemetery and farmstead, the William Gronawalt farmstead, and the Hattie and Henry Zentz farmstead, all located near the intersection of Maple Roads and East 2C Road, in Marshall County, just South of St. Joseph County, has irreplaceable historic value; 2) The citizens of Northern Indiana generally will benefit if a route can be found for US 31 through Marshal County which does not entail the loss of these or comparable historic re- sources; 3) We are informed, and believe from the data available regarding the different proposed routes, that the use of the former Vandalia Railroad right-of-way through Marshall County will best preserve the known significant historic resources of our sister county, and will allow connec- tion to a reasonable route through St. Joseph County. 4) For these reasons, we resolve to communicate our support for all reasonable efforts to pre- serve the cluster of historic structures and sites around Maple Road and East 2C Road, in Marshall County, and we request that favorable consideration be given to the use of the old Vandalia Railroad right-of-way for the new US 31 route through Marshall County. Respectfully Submitted, Submitted, '), � r / 1"T Virginia O'Hair, Secretary 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)