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M, NO 5085 Z-1 November 20, 2009 ROOFING AND RESTORATION, INC. 1703 South Ironwood • South Bend, IN 46613 Catherine D. Hostetler, Director Historic preservation Commission of South Bend & St. Joseph Co. 125 S Lafayette Blvd, South Bend, In 46601 Phone: 574.235-9798 Fax. 5-74-235-9578 Re: South Bend Historic Water Works Structure Restoration Catherine: Phone 574/233-7485 Fax 574/233-7531 slatileog comcast.net The historic masonry brick work- on the main structure building is in. need of restoration. Many of the historic standard sized 8" bark faced masonry units are fractured and in need of replacement. Tile ornate architecture and ekceptional quality of this structure mandates exact matching of the masonry units that require replacement. These high quality obsolete masonry units, in my professional opinion, would be nearly impossible to obtain. The use of new modular masonry units would be ascetically and structurally detrimental to the adjoining masonry as well. If obtainable, the cost to purchase the rare and historic masonry units would be excessive. The facility has an unused and decommissioned masonry water storage tank that was constructed with the same historic bark faced 8" masonry units as the main building. The unused lank has sustained massive decomposition and water related attrition for a prolonged time frame. Due to the extent of the degradation the cost to restore the unused tank- is considerable, (previously quoted to the owner at +/- $1,80,000.00) It is my professional opinion that the scrviceable existing masonry units in the unused tank should be salvaged and used in the required restoration of the historic main building. - This would provide matching historic masonry units for future maintenance and structural masonry repairs for years in the future. . ESTABLISHED 1924 ROOFING - MASONRY RESTORATION - SHEET METAL