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IL STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: August 6, 2013 Application Number: 2013-0731 Property Location: 1013 East Jefferson Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Free Classic Cottage/1907/Ennis Austin Property Owner: Serena Howley Landmark or District Designation: Local Landinarldfloward Park National Register Rating: Outstanding DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The Studebaker/Johnson House is a two storey frame with a clapboard first storey and shingle second storey with an irregular plan set upon a brick foundation. There is a prominent front gable with deep return and shed roof side extensions. There is a porch across the front of the house with double fluted columns and a mosaic floor and a front entry vestibule with pilasters and narrow diamond pane side lights. There is a three sided bay projection on the west side. Some of the window feature. diamond panes in the transoms with one over one double hung windows. ALTERATIONS: The original shingles in the second storey had been removed and replaced with clapboard vinyl siding. This feature has been restored using modern materials. The diamond parted windows in the transoms are original but the double hung windows appear to be replacement windows. The porch details have been restored but the balustrades have been removed and the owner had located replacements. The rear of the house appears to has be been altered to accommodated multi family use and has been modified to eliminated a back entrance. The tear parking lot has been removed and a lawn planted. APPIACATION ITEMS: Remove pine — root base is too close to house and water lines from the street — replace with a smaller decorative tree with a smaller root base — was recommended to remove tile tree when.] bought the house because it could potentially damage water lines. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: ' The homeowner is applying to remove a pine tree in tile front yard of the home to prevent damage to buried water supply lilies with the intention of planting a smaller, decorative tree in its place. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Preservation Standards for Historic Landmarks in South Bend and St..Joseph County Group 13 G. Building Site and Landscaping (These standards apply to both A and 13) 1. Required Major landscaping items, trees, fencing, walk ways, private yard lights, signs (house numbers) and benches which reflect the property's history and development shall be retained. Dominant land contours shall be retained. Structures such as: gazebos, patio decks, fixed barbecue pits, swimming pools, tennis courts, green houses, new walls, fountains, fixed garden furniture, trellises, and other similar structures shall be compatible to the historic cliaracter of the site and neighborhood and inconspicuous when viewed from a public way. 2. Recommended New site work should be based upon actual knowledge of the past appearance of the property found in photographs, drawings, and newspapers. Plant materials and trees in close proximity to the building that are causing deterioration to the buildings historic fabric should be removed. However, trees and plant materials that must be removed should be immediately replaced by suitable flora. Front yard areas should not be fenced except in cases where historic documentation would indicate such fencing appropriate. Fencing should beinchiracterwilli the buildings style, materials, and scale.