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STAFF REPORT <br />CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A <br />CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS <br />Date: May 7, 2008 <br />Application Number: 2008-0505 <br />Property Location: 14309 Adams Road <br />Property Owner: Diana and Ronald L. Snyder <br />Landmark or District Designation: Local Landmark <br />Rating: Outstanding <br />STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT: At least three generations of <br />Metzger's, a prominent agricultural German family, built and lived in this house. The earliest <br />constructions took place around 1847. It is possibly the third oldest house in the county. As the family <br />needed more space, additions were built with the same materials and fine craftsmanship. In the mid <br />1800s the house became a stop on the Old Chicago Trail stagecoach line. It also served as a center of <br />Catholic faith as Holy Cross priests regularly held Mass here before building the chapel at the St. Joseph <br />Farm. This residence is an outstanding example of a two-story Greek revival farmhouse built with local <br />yellow brick. <br />APPLICATION ITEMS: Install a new privacy fence surrounding brick courtyard/patio. Per attached <br />description. (Exhibit 1) and site plan (Exhibit 2) <br />LANDMARK STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Building Site and Landscaping: <br />Required: Major landscaping items: trees, fencing, walkways, private yard lights, signs (house numbers) <br />and benches which reflect the property's history and development shall be retained. Dominant land <br />contours shall be retained. Structures such as: gazebos, patio decks, fixed barbecue pits, swimming <br />pools, tennis courts, green houses, new walls, fountains, fixed garden furniture, trellises and other similar <br />structures shall be compatible to the historic character of the site and neighborhood and inconspicuous <br />when viewed from a public way. <br />RECOMMENDATION:. Staff recommends approval. The fence and arbor entrance (Exhibit 3) to the patio <br />area are in front of new, construction approved by the Commission in March, 2004 (Exhibit 4). It will not <br />interfere with the original structure. The fencing will be installed on posts that will not be footed in concrete. <br />