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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 11 February 2016 Application Number: 2016-0115 Property Location: 607 Leland Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: T-Plan/1891/Mills House Property Owner: Near Northwest Neighborhood, Inc. Landmark or District Designation: Local Landmark Rating: Outstanding DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The Mills House is a 1 Yz story T -Plan or Stick Vernacular built in 1891. Foundation is brick. Walls are 4" wood clapboard with corner boards. Roof is a gable front with asphalt shingles. Porch employs outstanding decoration giving this house its elegance with elaborate lattice, brackets and stick style turned wood columns. Windows are 1/1 wood double hung. The property was formerly on an Indiana `Blight Elimination Program" list designed to allocate the Federal "Hardest Hit Funds" and had a demolition order by South Bend Code Enforcement. Through Indiana Landmarks review of the Blight Elimination Program, this property was identified as having local landmark status and local interest to rehabilitate from Near Northwest Neighborhood, Inc., and as such was requested to - be removed -from the list. - ALTERATIONS: All three doors have been replaced with solid wood doors. An addition was installed across the rear of the house. APPLICATION ITEMS: See attached for full Description of Work. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Many of the application items are considered a Routine Maintenance Exclusion and as such are not included in this Staff Report. 1) Owner/contractor have applied to demolish a one story rear addition wing and associated foundation, see aerial image, due to its substantially deteriorated condition. Backfill and finish to grade. Salvage wood siding for installation on what will become the new exterior rear wall. The small extension on the northwest corner will remain. The rear addition is deteriorated and beyond any reasonable repair. Indiana Landmarks estimates that 75% of the roof rafters, 75%-1 00% of the sill plate, 100% of the floor joists and associated sub -floor, and 40% of the wall studs require replacement. 2) Install new double slab wood door with frill lights containing no grills in existing opening on what will become the west elevation. Install exterior trim and crown. to match that on the balance of the house, see note "C". 3) Install new solid wood exterior door in existing opening on the north end of the new west elevation. Install exterior trim and crown to match that on the balance of the house. 4) Constrict a 12'x12' rear deck with an open pergola covering at location of double door on the new west elevation. South edge of the deck will be in line with the south elevation of the house. Deck to be of modern construction with "Trex" style flooring. No railing will be constructed. Pergola will feature classic fiberglass tapered 10" columns on top of which a dark stained covering will be constructed with scroll cut ends, see drawing. PRESER'TATION SPECIALIST REPORT: On Friday February 5, 2016, I met with Paul Hayden of Indiana Landmarks at 607 Leland to discuss the proposed changes to the Local Landmark located at the site. There are two additions to the original structure. One at the rear which has been badly damaged through a bad roof and collapsing footers. Previous visits and photographs will show the damages to the roof and floor. The other smaller one is located on the north side and is still structurally sound. Mr. Hayden confirmed the intention is to remove the rear addition and use the double wide doorway at the southwest rear to hold an exterior double door to