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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 1 April 2011 . Application Number: ' 2011 -0401 Property Location: 211 North Michigan Architectural Style/Date /Architect or Builder: Spanish Colonial Revival/1921 /J.S.Aroner Property Owner: City of South Bend Landmark or District Designation: Local Landmark and National Register Rating: Outstanding DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The Morris Performing Arts Center is a Spanish Colonial Revival structure. It has an ivory terra -cotta block base on the first floor and ivory colored, granite textured terra cotta brick on the upper floors of the four and five storey building. The building is embellished with terra cotta ornaments with a lively Churrigueresque quality that are richly colored in deep brownish red, yellow, light blue and light green. There are five entrances on the main fagade each surmounted with a multi -pane transom and surrounded by foliated multi- colored terra cotta. There are modern wood doors in the entrances. A modern marquee is placed above the first floor. The end bays have round - arched windows with transoms surrounded by terra -cotta columns and entablature on the second floor. On the fourth floor level at the end bays is a terra cotta cartouche containing the letter "P" surrounded by terra -cotta that forms a blind window. The center three bays are lighted by round arched windows extending three stories high. The windows are divided into 18 multi -paned sections and flanked by tinted terra -cotta pilasters. The center three bays of the building extend into a fifth floor that contains three round - arched casement windows with transoms and terra -cotta surrounds. ALTERATIONS: The Marquee was approved (COA #2005 -0331) and installed in 2006; it replaced the modern Morris signage after the Palace sign was removed in 1960 when the E.M. Morris Foundation purchased the theatre. The original wood doors have been replaced over the years with aluminum doors and again with wood doors, some as recently as1998. The original stage house was removed and the modern stage house was constructed to the rear of the building with COA# 1998 -0129. APPLICATION ITEMS: Replacement of existing entry doors, restoration and in -kind replacement of windows. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT. Doors: Restore the woodwork around the door frames and install custom CROSS aluminum doors and frames to replicate current door style. All per drawings and project description submitted. Restore wood transoms above entry doors and replace glass with insulated glass panes. Windows: Restore and refurbish existing wood window frames and install wood sashes with insulated glass to replicate what is there. All per drawings and project descriptions submitted. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: The Commission has the authority to determine the architectural merits and the extent of any proposed treatment, renovation, or addition to a historic landmark. The commission will require drawings, plans, specifications, and/or samples where appropriate. 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 structure or sites. B. Treatment Treatment shall be defined as any change of surface materials that will not alter the style or original for. Such improvements include re- roofing, glazing, or landscaping lawns and may involve a change that can potentially enhance or detract from the character of he landmark. A treatment change of any surface whether