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Certificate of Appropriateness Application <br />Bess House / Riverside Historic District South Bend <br />Page 2 <br />We designed the 10' x 20' porch to appear as a natural extension of the original <br />Colonial Revival house. Many of the porch details are inspired by other Colonial <br />and Colonial Revival houses in the area as well as throughout the United States. <br />Its design is meant to highlight good, honest craftsmanship primarily through <br />wood carpentry. The porch is meant to be a compliment to the house but still be <br />distinct in its appearance. It carefully aligns with the existing screened porch at <br />the east side of the house. It will create a new outdoor room at the front of the <br />house as well as offer protection from the weather to visitors to the front door. <br />Construction materials and details are in keeping with the existing house. <br />Principal materials will be painted wood, asphalt shingles, a concrete slab floor, <br />and brick facing on the foundation. Proposed porch columns are 6" x 6" in size, <br />clad in painted wood to hide structural posts and connections, and are coupled <br />in order to visually carry the weight of the roof above. Rafter tails with <br />decorative ends sit on an architrave beam across the front, while the sides of the <br />roof are covered with ship -lapped vertical siding. The ceiling of the porch will be <br />painted beadboard, while the roof will be covered with asphalt shingles to match <br />the main house. <br />Please review the attached photos and the preliminary set of construction <br />documents for more information regarding the project. I look forward to <br />discussing the proposed work with you and anticipate receiving a Certificate of <br />Appropriateness soon. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />John C. Mellor, AIA, LEED AP / John Mellor Design <br />C: Philip Bess <br />File <br />