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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND & SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY April 21, 2008 -DRAFT 13th Floor Conference Room County — City Building, South Bend, Indiana Members Present: Timothy Klusczinski, Mary Jane Chase, Linda Riley, David Sassano, Todd Zeiger Members Absent: Jerry Ujdak, Lynn Patrick Staff Present: Catherine Hostetler, Amy Herdman, Larry Metiever Also Present: Andy Place, Tim Bowadiel (sp?), Michael Dregits, Kevin Griffith, Margie Griffith, Mark Beudert, Brendan Crumlish CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL: President Tim Klusczinski called to order at 7:01 pm. Quorum established. I. PUBLIC HEARING Date: April 10, 2008 Application Number: 2008-0404 Property Location: 1118 East Wayne Street Property Owner: Margie and Kevin Griffith Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street LHD Rating: Contributing STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT: The Clare House has been reclassified in the 2005 Interim Survey published in 2007 as a Tudor Revival. It was designed by H.R. Stapp for Whitcomb and Keller in 1926. The house was originally owned by the Ralph E. Keller's who then sold the home to Edmund and Edith Clare in 1930. The house was used as a rental from 1938 to 1945 until Sarah Slick of Slick Engraving and Slick's Laundry and Dry Cleaning lived there until 1958. The current owners are Margie and Kevin Griffith. APPLICATION ITEMS: Adding French Doors and Slate Patio to front exterior of the home. Restoring the original French Doors and patio within the original footprint of the patio. Pergola will be attached to a non -original structure that was added to the original structure in the 1930s. Exhibit A STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR EAST WAYNE: II. EXISTING STRUCTURES: D. ENTRANCES, PORCHES AND STEPS Most houses in the district have small open porches at the main entrance. Stoops and small patios also are in evidence. Of those porches that have roofs, many have either hip or gable roofs or are covered by the main roof of the house. Columned porticos, porches with broken pediments or turrets, and other porch forms characteristic of the Period Revival styles are also found in the district. Required Existing or original porches, stoops, patios and steps, including handrails, balusters, columns, brackets, tiles and roof decorations, shall be retained or replaced by replicas of the same design and materials when deteriorated beyond repair. Porches and additions reflecting later architectural styles and which are important to the building's historical integrity shall be retained. Recommended When enclosing porches for heat conservation or for other reasons, it should be done in a manner that does not alter the architectural or historical character of the building. Prohibited Front porches, stoops, patios and steps that are important to the building's style and development shall not be altered or removed. Not Recommended Original porch details should not be replaced with materials representing an earlier period or style from the original.