EXHIBIT C- STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES of the HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

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Chapin Park Local Historic District Guidebook Page 25 308 Lamont Terrace Prairie Style Designed by Ernest W. Young in 1912, this house has a twin located at 1091 Riverside Drive. The first owners were George and Virginia Zinky. George was a South Bend postmaster. Paul Kuehn, owner of Kuehn Footwear and an active South Bend citizen, and Matilda Kuehn were the third owners who remodeled the house in 1941. 310 Lamont Terrace American Foursquare/Prairie Style W.W. Schneider designed this home for Dr. Charles and Mrs. Rose Hansel in 1909/10. Dr. Hansel was a noted physician and surgeon who specialized in treating young children and infants. In 1909, he founded the Children’s Dispensary on West Washington Street, which has been named the Hansel Center in his honor. He was President of the Board of Health until his death in 1919. Mrs. Hansel sold the house to Vitus G. Jones. 311 Lamont Terrace American Foursquare/Shingle Style This unique Foursquare was built by 1912. The 1912 city directory lists Bernard R. Myers as the first principal resident. He lived here into the 1920s. In 1932, the house was converted into a duplex and was employed as an investment property for many years. 315 Lamont Terrace American Foursquare Built between 1908 and 1910, Mrs. Frances E. Sweetland is listed as the first resident in the 1910 city directory. By 1912, Fannie E. Babbitt is listed as the principal resident. She lived here into the 1920s with her sisters: Grace and Bertha. The front porch was removed circa 1949. 316 Lamont Terrace Free Classic Queen Anne Mrs. Albert Sibley, wife of the late president and general manager of Sibley Machine & Tool Company, built this home by 1910 for invest- ment purposes. In 1910, Albert B. Wickizer is listed as the principal resident. He lived here until 1913. Several individuals have subse- quently resided in this house. 317 Lamont Terrace Shingle Style Built by 1910, James C. Parker is listed as the first resident in the 1910 city directory. John J. O’Brien, vice-president of South Bend Lathe Works, lived in the house from 1912 until 1914. The Schurtz family lived here in the 1920s and 1930s.