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STAFF REPORT <br />CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A <br />CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS <br />Date: July 7, 2005 <br />Application Number: 2005-0707 <br />Property Location: 930 Riverside Dr. South Bend, IN <br />Property Owner: Shannon and Bill Brewster <br />Landmark or District Designation: Riverside Drive Local Historic District Chapin Park NRD <br />Rating: S/11 <br />STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT <br />Built in 1908 as a rental property for Jennie L. Sharples who purchased the land from Mary E. Anderson, nee <br />Chapin in 1901. This is a frame Queen Anne with a brick foundation. <br />APPLICATION ITEMS: A two-storey addition to the back of the house which faces the St. Joseph <br />River. Appearance will very closely match existing lines and look of the house. The extension will be 14'8" <br />wide and 16'8" deep. The base of the addition will be brick to match the original of the house foundation and <br />the siding will be the same cedar as the house and the windows will be wood. The roofing material will be the <br />same as roof installed on the house last summer. The computer "drawings" of the addition do not show the <br />gable returns which will be included in the new construction. Mr. Brad Pontius of Home Works is the <br />Contractor. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval. The addition is to the rear of the home and will not be <br />visible from the street. The Contractor and Homeowner may wish to incorporate the reuse of the two windows <br />and gable returns in the new construction. <br />