EXHIBIT C- STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES of the HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

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Page 21 858 Forest Gabled-Ell This house was built between 1901 and 1904. The Elwood S. Sayre family may have lived in this house as early as 1904. Caroline Schafer, a widow and an immigrant from Wurtenberg, Germany, purchased the property between 1908 and 1910. She lived here into the 1920s. 861 Forest Gabled-Ell Albert Sibley purchased this property from Edward Chapin in 1890 and built the house soon afterwards as an investment property. The house remained in the Sibley family until 1941. Residents of the property include: George Uhler, Edgar and Maud Stoll, Lloyd Greenan, Charles and Mabel Stickler and Robert O’Hearn. 863 Forest American Foursquare This house was built by 1906. The 1906 city directory notes a new home had been built at the address that had not yet been occupied. Washington and Anna Harman were the first residents and owners. They had lived at 834 Forest Avenue from 1899 until 1906. Anna resided here into the 1930s. 865 Forest Free Classic Queen Anne This house was completed circa 1903 for Francis and Mary Hatch. Francis worked for the South Bend Tribune as a newspaperman and later as an editor. By 1920, Francis was a widower. In 1925, their son, Frank, and his wife, Halma, were residing at this address. Halma lived here into the 1950s. 501 N Lafayette Blvd Queen Anne: Half-Timbered Built by 1902, Edward A. Schafer owned the house until 1906. The 1908 city directory lists William A. A. Mueller as the principal resi- dent. He had four children by his second wife: Willamette (b. 1905), William (b. 1907), George (b. 1908) and E[dward] (b. 1909). 503 N Lafayette Blvd Gable Front William A. A. Mueller, a grocery salesman and widower, owned this building from 1899 until 1906. He resided here with his daughter, Marcella, and his brother-in-law, William C. Miller, a bartender. After William’s second marriage in 1904/05, the family moved to 501 Lafayette, and may have kept this property for investment purposes. Chapin Park Local Historic District Guidebook