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.f <br />STAFF REPORT <br />CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A <br />CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS <br />Date: May 8, 2008 <br />Application Number: 2008-0508A <br />Property Location: 1061 Riverside Drive <br />Property Owner: Mark Beudert <br />Landmark or District Designation: Riverside Drive LHD <br />Rating: Notable <br />STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT; The Shetterly House is classified as <br />Free Classic in the 2005 Interim Report published in 2007 and its rating upgraded from Contributing to <br />Notable. The Shetterly house was built in 1908 as a rental property by J.L.M. Shetterly and Fred W. <br />Keller. It was sold to Lucille and Robert P. Land in 1922. Mr. Lang was the City Attorney for <br />Mishawaka. The house became and rental property in the late 1920s until 1947 when it was sold to Mr. <br />and Mrs. George Hoffinan. The current owner is Mark Beudert. <br />APPLICATION ITEMS: Installation (3) new operable egress roof windows. (2) on rear slope of main roof <br />and (1) on chimney side main roof as depicted in attached drawings. Exhibit A6 &, A7 <br />RIVERSIDE DRIVE STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: <br />B. ROOFS ANDROOFING <br />Roof shapes in the district <br />encompass all the various <br />designs found in residential <br />structures: hipped, gable, <br />gambrel, flat, and combinations <br />of these. Roofs are covered <br />with a variety of <br />materials such as asphalt, <br />asbestos, wood and slate <br />shingles as well as clay tiles. <br />Residences in most cases <br />have wood facias with gutters <br />and downspouts. The <br />facias of some vinyl or aluminum <br />sided houses are covered <br />with the same material. <br />Required <br />The existing shape and materials of the roof shall be retained. All architectural features which give the <br />roof its essential character shall be retained, including dormer windows, cupolas, cornices, brackets, <br />chimneys, cresting and weather vanes. <br />Recommended <br />Whenever possible, the original shape and materials of the roof shall be restored. Particular effort <br />should be made to retain materials such as slate, tile, and other unique materials not commonly <br />found in new construction. Roof covering which is deteriorated beyond repair should be replaced <br />with new material that matches as closely as possible the original in composition, size, shape, color <br />and texture. Gutters and downspouts are often a necessary adjunct in order to prevent deterioration <br />of the structure; they should be maintained whenever possible or replaced with a style comparable <br />and suitable to the architectural period. <br />Prohibited <br />Nothing shall be done to change the essential character of the roof as viewed from the thoroughfare - <br />