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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@michiana.org John H. Oxian, President A Certified Local Government Karen R. Hammond -Nash, Director Wednesday, January 21, 2004 Staff Report: Eddy Street Road Widening Project The Troyer Group has begun the initial planning for South Bend's proposal to widen Eddy Street between Colfax and La Salle. The widening will allow a left hand turn land and four travel lanes. Pres- ently, there are no left-hand turn lanes at these two intersections. As this project will be funded by INDOT, the Troyer Group has performed an assessment of im- pact upon historic buildings and is seeking comment from the HPC and the Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archeology (DHPA) regarding impact and possible mitigation avenues. The DHPA has not received notice of this project, but requested a copy of the Commission's comments. A handful of historic properties in the East Washington National Register District will be affected by this project. A few noncontributing structures and empty lots are also within the project limits. 1028 East Colfax, a bungalow with a stucco exterior, stands very close to the roadway at the southwest corner of Eddy and Colfax. This residence was designed by Freyermuth and Maurer and is rated C/10. A psychiatrist uses the bungalow as office space. If this project requires the purchase of right of way on both sides of Eddy Street for a center turn lane, the bungalow would need to be relocated and an empty lot would be created on the corner of Colfax and Eddy. This would have an adverse affect upon the bungalow and the adjacent businesses. However, the bungalow could stay where it is if a different intersection formation were used (ie three travel lanes and a left hand turn lane.). This alternative or a similar one that does not require as much property acqui- sition would best preserve the bungalow in its current location, the integrity of the East Washington Na- tional Register District, and the ability of the small businesses along Eddy Street to operate. On the eastern stretch of Eddy Street south of Colfax, three other historic structures will be af- fected by this project, especially if 1028 E. Colfax were moved: 107 N Eddy Street, a Colonial Revival designed by Austin and Shambleau (S/12), 119 N Eddy, an upright and wing (C/10), and 125 N Eddy Street, an American Four Square (S/11). Most of the front yard of this building could be taken. The South Bend Clinic, 211 Eddy Street, (noncontributing, no survey file) stretches along Eddy Street from the northwest corner almost to La Salle. Diagonally across from the bungalow is the location of the Sinai Synagogue, 1102 E La Salle. It was built in 1951 and is rated C/10. The synagogue owns property along Eddy street from La Salle to Colfax. The road project will not adversely impact the syna- gogue and the South Bend Clinic. A non-contributing apartment complex with a parking lot is located at the southeast corner of Eddy and Colfax. A portion of the parking lot would probably be used for the road project. Non-contributing buildings stand on the corners of La Salle and Eddy Street. � LS 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(Attomey)