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if tk Date: June 5, 2008 STAFF REPORT - CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Application Number: 2008-0605 Property Location: 215 W. North Shore Property Owner: Ryan Dvorak Landmark or District Designation: - --Rating: Non Contributing W. North Shore LHD STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT: In 1903 Samuel Leeper sold off a portion of his farm located at Section 1 Township 37 north range #2, all of which would make up Navarre Place Addition to the City. He sold this property to the Home Improvement Company for $7,500.00. They sold Lot 22 of Navarre Place to Franklin and Carrie Carson in 1904. A year later the Carson's built this American four Square. Mr. Carson was a dentist and eventually became Mayor of South Bend. The Carsons resided there until 1991. APPLICATION'ITEMS: #1 Remove Aluminum siding and repair siding and trim. Prime and paint original clapboard siding. #2 Reconstruct front porch per attached drawings (Al & A2 -with detailed project description) Design based on old postcards of house (copies attached). See Exhibit A West North Shore Standards: VII GENERAL: House alterations, restoration, preservation and rehabilitation shall be such as to' not change a house to a style previous to its original style. No mention has been made in these standards about color. We trust restraint and good taste will be exercised. III. STRUCTURES C. Porches and Stens Which are Readilv Visible From the Street: Permitted: Replace porches and steps with materials matching the original as closely as possible. A cement porch floor is permitted for the structure on Lot 12. RECOMMENDATION: #1. Staff Recommends approval as the proposal is to return the house to its original appearance with painted wood siding. #2. Staff recommends approval as this proposal is reconstructing an original feature to the house based on historic documentation. (See Photographs 1-3 for current view of exterior and current porch conditions)