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doors are present in a slightly recessed entrance that is currently covered with painted <br />wood. <br />Recommendation <br />Based on the Historic Preservation Commission's Local Landmarks Criteria as adopted <br />by the Common Council, the site and structure at 307 South Michigan can be <br />recommended to the Common Council for designation as a Local Historic Landmark by <br />the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend & St. Joseph County. The criteria <br />are as follows: <br />1. Its embodiment of elements of architectural design, detail, materials or <br />craftsmanship which represent an architectural characteristic or innovation. <br />2. Its suitability for preservation. <br />3. Its identification with the life of a person or persons of historical significance. <br />The building fulfills criteria #1 as a re-repurposed 1900 commercial structure that in 1926 <br />was developed into the Strand Theatre which opened in 1927. The unique two storey <br />terra cotta fagade was installed at this time. The first storey was remodeled in 1949 at the <br />same time as the interior was updated, modernized and was re -named The Avon Theatre <br />The building fulfills criteria #2 because of the unique, ornate terra cotta second storey <br />fagade. The Avon Theatre is only surviving example of a small theatre in South Bend. <br />