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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: November 4, 2010 Application Number: 2010-1101 Property Location: 2025 Mishawaka Firehouse #9 Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Dormer Front =BungaloNv/1926/Ernest W. Young Property Owner: South Bend Fire Department Landmark or District Designation:' Local Landmark " Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: One and .half storey dormer front bungalow on a square plan with an'offset brick chimney set on a brick foundation with a stone string course at the base. The walls have aluminum siding at the second storey, the rest of the exterior walls are stretcher bond brick. There is a two storey tower with a flat roof at the rear. The asphalt shingled roof has aside gable with aluminum sided knee braces and large front and rear gable dormers with the same aluminum siding. The front porch extends across the front of the firehouse and has a low brick wall with stone caps and brick pillars. The roof is an extension of the main roof with curved knee brace supports. There is a side shed canopy at the entry with similar bracing. The front entry at the porch is offset with multi -pane side lights. There is a side entry with multi -pane light door. There is a large garage door tinder the porch. The windows a 1/1 double hung sashes with stone sills. There is a square bay window with shed roof on the west side. ALTERATIONS: The 1.979/1990 Survey card notes that the original glazed tile roof has been removed; that aluminum siding, stone windows and doors are replacements. The windows are not original to the structure. The current woodwindow sashes have insert lights with a composite plastic surround that are set into aluminum tracks. Two windows have been replaced with inserts, one on the first floor east side and the other in the upstairs bathroom on the south side with COA 2009-1214. APPLICATION ITEMS: Install 20 wood double .hung insert windows. Sherwood Replacement Windows. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The City wishes to replace the remaining non - original twenty windows with 20 wood double hung inserts. The windows will replicate the 1 /1 double hung windows and fit inside the existing frames. The all wood brickmold will be wrapped with white PVC coil to match current brickmold. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Group B Standards: A. Maintenance: The maintenance of any historical structure or site shall in no way involve any direct physical change except .for the general cleaning and upkeep of the landmark. The Commission shall encourage the proper maintenance of all structures or sites. B: Treatment: Treatment shall be defined as any change of surface materials that will not alter the style or original form. Such improvements include re -roofing, glazing or landscaping lawns and may involve. a change that can potentially enhance or detract from the character of the landmark. A treatment change of any surface whether on the landmark or in. its environment may require a Certificate of appropriateness if it significantly alters the appearance of the landmark. Although these kinds of changes may not require a Building Permit a Certificate of Appropriateness may be necessary. The Commission should review the proposed treatment for character and style consistency with the original surfaces. - C. Renovation and Additions: Renovation is the modification of a structure which does not alter the general massing while an addition is a change in mass. A modification which involves the removal of a part of -the landmark should be considered under demolition.