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r' MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND & ST. JOSEPH COUNTY HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMITTEE April 12, 2016 HPC Conference Room 125 S. Lafayette Blvd. South Bend, IN 46601 Open door notices for this Special Meeting were posted by April 8, 2016. I. CALL TO ORDER Kevin Buccellato called the meeting to order at 12:02 p.m. Members Present: Kevin Buccellato, Tim Klusczinski, Mike Voll, Jennifer Parker, Elizabeth Hertel Staff Present: Elicia Feasel, Director Members of the Public Present: Todd Zeiger, Paul Cholis H. FURTHER REVIEW FOR LOCAL LANDMARK DESIGNATION: 803 WEST WASHINGTON Follow protocol with respect to local landmark designation following procedure as drafted by Legal Counsel. Rated Outstanding in 2005 South Bend Sites and Structures survey. Rating is verified. Criteria for designation: 1) historic and cultural significance, 2) educational value, 3) suitability 40 for preservation 1. Historic and cultural significance: Significant to local history and architectural history. Kizer important member of the city. One of only a few Romanesque style in the city. Site has been highly altered with a majority of it being paved with concrete, except for an area west of the drive and a small strip of grass and trees along Martin Luther King Drive. Alterations predate 2005 survey rating. 2. Educational value: huge potential for the new owners to engage the public in educational opportunities. Good resource for studying the history of American architecture, as this is a pattern book example of Romanesque Revival architecture. 3. Suitability for preservation: construction materials of building make suitability for preservation outstanding for the entire site, including carriage house in the rear. Clarified that HPC would be the review board for COAs, using the Group B Standards. Public Comment: Todd Zeiger, representative of owner Indiana Landmarks, available to answer questions about the property. Clarified interior and site details including intention to restore the yard. Studying the connection to this house with Henry Ives Cobb who designed National Historic Landmark Tippecanoe Place which came first, Kizer second, the Oliver Mansion third. One of the best Romanesque structures in town. Paul Cholis attorney for Jim Bognar, who is next door to the Kizer House, requested copy of the Local Landmark Designation Proposal.