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c �a <br />STAFF REPORT. <br />CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A <br />CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS <br />Date: - 05/04/2006 <br />Application Number: 2006-0418 <br />Property Location: 865 Forest <br />Property Owner: Steve Maxson <br />Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park Local Historic District <br />Rating: Significant/1 I <br />STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCEMISTORIC CONTEXT, <br />This is the Francis and Mary Hatch house. It is a circa 1103 Free Classic Queen Anne designed by W.W. Schneider. <br />Francis once worked for the South Bend Tribune as a reporter and later as an editor. <br />APPLICATION ITEMS <br />Modify kitchen windows facing driveway; decrease vertical dimension of window by raising sill approximately 10" <br />CHAPIN PARK GUIDELINES; C. Windows and Doors, <br />Required. Original windows and doors shall be retained including sashes, lintels, sills, shutters, decorative glass, <br />pediments, hoods and hardware. When deteriorated beyond repair, they shall be replaced with units and trim <br />resembling the original. Recommended. If new sashes or doors are installed, the existing or original materials, <br />design and hardware should be used. Prohibited. New window and door openings which would alter the scale and <br />proportion of the building may not be introduced. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Windows are elements of preservation within the Chapin Park local historic district and this house has many large <br />double -hung and fixed multi -pane windows. <br />As this application proposes a change in the dimensions of two original windows and the reduction of glass to wall <br />proportions, staff does not recommend approval. <br />