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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 01120104 Application Number: Property Location: 2004.0102 - 1 1027 East Wayne Street Property Owner: Philip Schatz Landmark or District Designation: Local Landmark Rating: Significant/12 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT This building, once a residence and now a bookstore, exemplifies Norman Roy Shambleau's expression of the Prairie Style. Shambleau designed this house in 1912 for Merrit J. Keightly, a South Bend dentist. The residence originally stood at 728 East Jefferson. In 1930, Allen and Clara Frame had the structure moved to its present location and raised their two children in the home. In 1941, the residence was divided into two units. Upon the death of Allen Frame in 1964, Associates Bankcorp, Inc. bought the building. In 1980, Philip Schatz purchased the property and opened Erasmus Books. Shambleau designed this residence/business with many Prairie style elements including the shallow pitch roof, broad overhangs, groupings of four or more 16 -divided light casement windows, stucco exterior with contrasting wood trim, and oversized porch piers. These elements emphasize the horizontal, the natural,,and the private, all true to Frank Lloyd Wright's tenets of the Prairie Style. APPLICATION ITEMS: 1 plaque ('/a" by 2" by 12") RECOMMENDATION Mr. Schatz is seeking approval for a 1/4" by 2" by 12" plaque to be placed on the screen porch "door." This plaque will direct patrons to the side entrance of the bookstore. This porch "door" does not have an exterior handle and the owner often finds that some patrons damage it while attempting to gain entrance to the porch (see photo 2). The plaque is similar in size to those provided to landmark owners by the HPC. It would not remove or hide singular and defining architectural features nor impinge upon the views of the building. The plaque would be attached to an architectural element that is not original to the design and construction of the structure. The addition would help protect this feature (the porch door) from further damage and cost to the homeowner. Staff recommends approval of the plaque as described.