EXHIBIT C- STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES of the HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

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Guidebook Chapin Park Local Historic District Page 38 424 Manitou Place Cross-Gable Cottage William, a carpenter, contractor and builder, and Hilda Coulter pur- chased this lot by 1890 and built the house by 1891. The Coulters resided here until 1899. By 1904, Elizabeth Judie purchased the house for her residence and lived here with her son, Paul, and his wife, Mayme. Paul worked for Studebaker as a machinist, and he continued to reside in the house until 1950. 309 Marion Street (W)American Foursquare Iden Romig, a lawyer and insurance agent, built this house in 1909 as an investment property. He sold it shortly thereafter to Margaret Gish. Margaret, widow of William, lived in the house into the 1920s. Her son, Walter; daughter, Shirley Gish Taylor; son-in-law, D. Taylor; and granddaughter, Maria Taylor, also lived in the residence. 316 Marion Street (W)Cross Gable Wolf Elbel owned this house by 1886 and lived here until 1903. Wolf emigrated from Germany in 1850 at the age of twenty, and worked as a shoemaker and musician. Henry Beutter, a cigar dealer, and his wife, Clara, purchased the property by 1908. They raised two chil- dren, Erma and Charles, and lived here until 1950. 317 Marion Street (W)American Foursquare This house was built as an investment property in 1907. Rufus C. Saunders was the first recorded resident in 1908. Alfred Kelley resided at this address from 1910 until 1912 with his daughter, Mildred, and Elmira Hornith, a live-in servant. Kelly worked for the South Bend Manufacturing Corporation. 318 Marion Street (W)Prairie Style Records date this duplex to 1927. It may have been built by Henry and Clara Beutter as an investment property. Zalmon Dekelbaum resided in one flat from 1931 until the 1940s. Fred Clapp, Sherman Grossman, Cecelia Horvath and Robert Garnitz were also residents. 319 Marion Street (W)Gable Front This house was built prior to 1899. John and Elizabeth (Minnie) Wagener purchased the house by 1903. John worked for a wood veneer factory. The Wageners raised four children: Charles, Katie, Jacob and Anton. By 1920, Minnie had become a nurse and lived with her daughter, Katie M. Kettles, a widow and knitter, and grandchildren: Elizabeth and Alexander Kettles. Minnie Wagener owned the property until 1949.