1. 937 Riverside Drive_COA 2022-1107

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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY Phone: 574/235.9371 Fax: 574/235.9021 Email: hpcsbsjc@southbendin.gov STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: November 14, 2022 Application Number: 2022-1107 Property Location: 937 Riverside Drive Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Side-gabled, Period Re- vival / 1900 / Peck House Property Owner: RICHARDSON JASON CHRISTOPHER & PAULA JOANN HW Landmark or District Designation: Riverside Drive Local Historic Dis- trict, Ordinance #7469-85 , Chapin Park National Register District Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: Irregular-plan 1 1/2 story structure on a brick foundation. Wood clapboard siding with asphalt shingle gabled roof. Small open porch at NE corner. Windows are 6/1 and 4/1 wood double hung, casements on west side second story. Single leaf glazed wood doors. Attached one-car (small) gar- age at rear facing alley. Small irregular-shaped lot. ALTERATIONS: COA 2005-0616 allowed for the complete tear-off and re-installation of ice shields and asphalt 3-tab shingles. APPLICATION ITEMS: “Removal of vinyl window for the purpose of removing a laundry space from the base- ment and adding a laundry/mudroom to the main level of the home. Also, to add more functionality to the space and to avoid steep basement stairs in the process, we would need to remove the bottom half of a double hung window to accomodate the washer and dryer. The top of the original window will be saved which is the detailed portion of the window. Lastly we are asking to remove one of the three windows that are connected upstairs with the purpose of adding a wall to separate a closet and a new full bathroom. All changes are located in the back of the home and the same wood material will be used to replace the siding in its place.” DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has requested approval to: 1)Remove later replacement vinyl window in rear first floor room (adjacent to garage door), side over opening; 2)Remove lower sash of large double hung window in rear first floor room, creating a fixed ‘picture’ win- dow with upper multi-light sash, side over opening, retaining/replicating existing trim and molding; 3)Remove western-most double hung sash on rear second story façade, side over opening, retaining/ replicating existing trim and molding; All changes to occur on southwest corner of property, visible from alley. Exterior modifications limited to first floor room off of the kitchen/living area to be turned into laundry/pantry area and upstairs south west facing room (to be made into a bathroom). Modifications involve removing non -original and original windows and siding over exterior wall with new, historically appropriate materials (wood siding and wood trim). The Riverside Drive Standards and Guidelines stipulate that “original windows and doors shall be retained in- cluding sashes, lintels, sills, shutters, decorative glass, pediments, hoods, and hardware.” Salvaged/removed original sashes should be retained for reuse or provided for potential reuse on other historic properties. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Riverside Drive II. EXISTING STRUCTURES