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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND & SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY November 20, 2006 4" Floor Council Chambers County — City Building, South Bend, Indiana Members Present: Lynn Patrick [President], Mary Jane Chase [Secretary], Catherine Hostetler, Martha Choitz, Joann Sporleder, [Architectural Historian], Tim Klusczinski, [Treasurer] Shawn Peterson [Legal Counsel], Linda Riley, Todd Zeiger Staff Present: Catherine Hostetler [Director], Amy Herdman [Asst. Director], Wayne Doolittle [Preservation Specialist] Others Present: Don Sporleder, Susan Youens, Joan Downs-Krostenko, Jennifer Gregar, Yigel Mitthan, Susan Sakimoto, David Faulkner, George Enderle Absent: Jerry Uj dak I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL: President Lynn Patrick called the meeting to order at 7:35pm. 11. PUBLIC HEARING A. CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS 1. 710 Park Avenue C of A# 2006-1108-A Local Landmark, designated by Ordinance #6461-1978 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT: This Eclectic Italianate was built for Mary Chapin Anderson and Andrew Anderson between 1875 and 1877. Four generations of the Anderson- DuShane family lived in this house until 1962. APPLICATION ITEMS: Replacement of four windows in dining room with Marvin insulated glass (that can be upgraded to Low E II/Argon gas) windows. The windows will be wooden double hung inserts, aluminum clad for the sashes and wood for the sills. The daylight openings for the proposed sashes are: width 30 518" versus 31 1/4" in the original and height 37 3/8" versus 39" in the original. Standards and Guidelines for Chapin Park: II Existing Structures, C Windows and Doors: Please see attached pages 74 and .75 of the Chapin Park Standards and Guidelines for the verbatim Standards concerning windows. GROUP B LANDMARK STANDARDS B. Treatment: Treatment shall be defined as any change of surface materials that will not alter the style or original form. Such improvements include reproofing, glazing, or landscaping lawns and may involve a change that can potentially enhance or detract from the character of the landmark. A treatment change of any surface whether on the landmark or in its environment may require a Certificate of Appropriateness if it significantly alters the appearance of the landmark. Although these kinds of changes may not require a Building Permit, a Certificate of Appropriateness may be necessary. The commission should review the proposed treatment for character and style consistency with the original surfaces. RECOMMENDATION: Professor Enderle proposes to remove the four sashes in the bay window area of his dining room and replace the sashes with aluminum clad wooden sashes and wooden sills with Marvin Clad Ultimate Insert Double Hung, Head Jamb, Checkrail with Beveled Frame version installed in the existing frames and on top of the existing sills. (See illustration on page 19.9 of the Marvin insert which shows both the sashes and the sill as aluminum clad). The Marvin Clad Ultimate Insert window framing will be individually custom fit into each of the four irregular window openings in the bay window area. Staff does not recommend approval because the Chapin Park Standards and Guidelines require that original windows and doors shall be retained including sashes lintels, sills, shutters, decorative glass, pediments, hoods and hardware. When deteriorated beyond repair, they shall be replace with units and trim resembling the original. And the Chapin Park guidelines prohibit discarding original windows when they can be restored