EXHIBIT C- STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES of the HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

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Guidebook Chapin Park Local Historic District Page 58 762 Portage Avenue Bungalow [Demolished in 2005.] C. E. Smith built this house in 1916 after plat- ting his subdivision in 1915. For some years, it served as an invest- ment property. Christopher and Katherine Graf were the first listed residents. The house also served as John J. Reuthe’s dental office in the 1940s and 50s. 764 Portage Avenue Bungalow Also part of C.E. Smith’s subdivision, this house was built between 1915 and 1916. By 1925, John and Thespina Vouros had purchased the house. Thespina resided here into the 1950s. 768 Portage Avenue Bungalow Built in 1915 or 1916, this house was an investment property for sev- eral years. Hollis Cover resided here for an extended time from 1925 to at least 1932. Charles Quillen purchased the house by 1944 and resided in it into the late 1960s. 802 Portage Avenue Bungalow This house was built in 1915; the 1916 city directory listed it as new. Benjamin and [Katherine] Bihlmire had purchased the house by 1919. Benjamin was an office manager for an automobile company. They raised two sons: Stephen and John. By 1925, Charles Hobbs had purchased the house; he resided here into the 1950s. 804 Portage Avenue Bungalow Also built in 1915 or 1916 by C.E. Smith, the house served as an investment property for a few years. Coy Walker, Mrs. Mary Baron, Norma Frick, a nurse, and Anna Renkosek, also a nurse, were a few of the residents. Loyal and Faye Longcor purchased the house between 1932 and 1938. Mrs. Longcor resided in the house into the late 1960s. 703 Portage Court Prairie Style This house was built between 1916 and 1919, and has been an investment property for many years. Carroll Byers resided here in 1919. By 1925, the house was converted into two flats and remained so for two decades. Eugene Kizer is listed as the principal resident in 1951.