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4. STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 16 November 2011 Application Number: 2011-1116 Property Location: 710 Park Avenue Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Second Empire/1875 Property Owner: Georges Enderle Landmark or District Designation: Local Landmark &Chapin Park LHD/NR Rating: Outstanding DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The Mary Chapin Anderson and Andrew Anderson house is a three storey Second Empire home with an irregular plan. It has a stone foundation with walls of shiplap clapboard siding with corner boards; the entablature has paired brackets. The house has an asphalt shingle hip roof with gable dormers while the tower in front has a mansard roof with wood shingles. There is a full width wrap around front porch with pared Doric columns on stone piers supporting an entablature with dentils and balustrade. The porch has a flat rood. The windows are 1/1 double hung and most have segmental arch molded entablatures. The front door is wood with a single leaded light' sidelights are leaded and there is a stained glass transom. (See photo #1) ALTERATIONS: The porch was added in 1901 to reflect the classical revival style in vogue after the Colombian Exposition in Chicago. The metal finials at the corners of the tower have been removed. APPLICATION ITEMS: Demolition -see letter. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Brian Haygood, Chief Inspector, Department of Code Enforcement applied for the COA on behalf of Dr. Enderle with the following letter on Official Stationary: After receiving information and personally inspecting the property along with our licensed framing inspector we have determined that the free standing garage (carriage house) must be demolished. It is in imminent condition of collapse and due to the proximity of numerous utilities the likelihood of disruption is very high. Therefore, I ask that the Historic Preservation Commission give it permission for the owner to demolish the structure. The owner has been apprised of the condition of the structure and wishes to correct it by demolition. Thank you in advance for your timely response in this matter. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: CHAPIN PARK STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: V. GENERAL A. Buildings in the district should not be demolished except where a building poses a threat to the public safety, and demolition is the only alternative. Documentation of interior and exterior features of the original buildings, especially homes rated as historically significant, is encouraged. Measured drawings and photographs may be submitted to the Historic Preservation Commission for safekeeping and future reference. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval. Staff has been concerned about the deteriorating condition of this structure and have discussed remediation with Dr. Enderle for several years. This summer Dr. Enderle engaged Jeff Dierbeck to perform an assessment of the Carriage House. Jeff reported informally to the Staff that the Carriage House was in very bad shape, had experienced a fire that further weakened the structure and that it would be very costly to fix, much less rehabilitate. Demolition, because of its location and proximity to utility lines, would also be expensive. I spoke with Dr. Enderle and informed him of what he would need to present to the Commission and urged him to apply for a COA at the December meeting after Dr. Enderle said that he could not prepare the needed information in time for the November meeting. On 9 November, 710 Park appeared on the Code Department's Tentative Hearing Docket for 1 December for the repair of the bam. On 16 November, Mr. Brian Haygood came to the HPC Office requesting HPC to address this as soon as possible because of the precarious condition of this building. I spoke with HPC legal counsel, Lawrence Meteiver, and he advised that the Chief Inspector could apply for the COA on behalf of the homeowner so that the Commission could take action. Wayne Doolittle then photographed the Carriage House in detail. Project represented by Brian Haygood of City of South Bend Code Enforcement. On a motion by Dave Steinhauer with a second by Mike Voll to approve application as submitted. Vote: 5-0. COA 2011-1116 was approved unanimously. 5. STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 18 November 2011 Application Number: 2011-1118 Property Location: 728 Leland Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Gabled ell/1899 Property Owner: Gary Schoff Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park NRD/LHD 5