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STAFF REPORT • CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 5 April 2018 Application Number: 2018-0402 Property Location: 701 N Portage Avenue Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Romanesque Revival / 1898 / Charles A. Brehmer (Architect) Property Owner: Andrew Caspers and Amanda Shutts Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park Local Historic District, Ordinance #9574-05; National Register District; Local Landmark, Ordinance #6242-1977. Rating: Outstanding DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/SITE: Fire House #6 is one of the oldest extant fire houses in South Bend. The triangular plot, of which the building is situated, has a long connection to South Bend's history. During the Civil War, the land was used as part of Camp Rose, a training ground for local troops headed to war. The Saint Joseph County Agricultural Society later owned the land and used it as part of their fair grounds. In 1896, the City of South Bend purchased the land to build a "Hose House" on the property, serving the City until it was decommissioned in 1967. The Civic Theatre used the structure as a theatre and workshop for nearly fifty years following. Fire House #6 is a two and a half story, brick structure, with rectangular plan and hip and gabled roof with dormer. There is a hose tower protruding from the roof at the rear. The front first story features the main equipment door, a thin, curved corrugated metal canopy supported by cast iron brackets designed with a sun and scroll motif. Brick pilasters with stone capitals support a false brick arch at second story. Windows are wood, 1/1 with some fixed in • attic and hose tower. Centered between two second story windows is a large stone placard with No. 6 in relief. ALTERATIONS: COA # 1985-0819 permitted the cleaning of bricks, replace roof ventilator, windows, and rear entrydoor. COA #1987-1019 permitted the replacement of the entrance door. COA #1988-1207 permitted the installation of curbing at the Portage -Lindsey intersection as per Project no. MG -000-C Fed Rd. Region 5. COA # 1989-0208 permitted the installation of security lights with wiring concealed by the eave material and covered in metal conduit painted to match the structure. COA 41989-0602 permitted the removal of old roofing and re -roofing with Owens Corning 3 -tab 20 -year shingles. COA #1993-1118 permitted the repair of holes and the straightening of the edges of the canopy. COA#1994-1215 permitted the grading of the drive and in-kind replacement of limestone base. COA 41995-1025 permitted the removal and replacement of a dead tree. COA #1999-0713 permitted the installation of a pole, siren, and related electrical/radio parts all contained /attached to the pole on Lindsey between Portage Avenue and Leland Avenue. COA #2003-1031A permitted the installation of landscape lighting around the building, a new sign in the lawn, replacement of the front garage door sign, and re -glazing of the scheduling boards on the windows flanking the garage door. COA #2003-1031B permitted the removal of loose paint and dirt from the metal awning with water and/or Conklin's Rust -Off, caulking all seams on top of awning, priming of the awning and the structural braces, and a final coat of paint on the awning. COA #2017- 1002G permitted masonry repair (in-kind) using Glen Gery Molded Series '53 -DD Spec Sand' or `250-M'. Replace roof (in-kind), with Certainteed Highland Slate `black granite'; replacement of the house tower wall material with Petersen Aluminum `matte black', replacement of the hose tower windows (in-kind) with wood windows of the same size and configuration; install new gutters, downspouts, and flashing of copper. APPLICATION ITEMS: See attached application items, plans, and product samples. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: 1. Replace existing 1/1 wood double hung windows with new custom Lincoln 1/1 aluminum -clad wood, dual glazed windows to fit all existing openings. Fire egress windows will be designed to appear as double hung but function as a casement. Windows in hose tower will be fixed as existing. Existing Condition: Applicant states that it is their professional opinion (as an Architectural Consultant) that various windows were replaced during middle of last century and do not resemble