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City of South Bend and St. Joseph County Historic Preservation Guidelines 10 <br />Residential Standards: Doors <br />General understanding and approach <br />The character-defining features of a historic door, surround, distinct materials, and placement should be preserved. New door(s) should <br />be in character with the historic building with special emphasis on the main façades . Historic doors should be repaired . Installing weather <br />stripping on doors and associated frames is a preferred method to replacement for improving weather efficiency, as are storm doors. <br />Staff can approve a change in swing of an exterior door required due to code or fire regulations. Instead of replacing a character defining door, re-install the door so it swings out to meet code requirements. For more information on doors and entrances click here . <br />Doors changed designs over time. A variety dating from the mid 1800’s until early 1900’s shown left to right <br />What is your project? <br />Repair a deteriorated front façade or other publicly visible façade entrance door <br />• Preserve historic doors by repairing with the same material and matching decorative and <br />functional features . <br />• Historic details that should be preserved through rehabilitation include the door itself, any historic glass panes and related lite pattern and location, and hardware . <br />Replace a deteriorated or damaged existing historic door <br />• Historic doors on rear or alley locations can be replaced with alternatives such as metal to provide added security . <br />• Doors on primary facades beyond repair, as defined as over 50% of material needing replacement, can be replaced with a new door matching the existing door in design, details, panel configuration and installation. <br />• Whenever possible retain and reinstall original hardware . <br />• Replacement doors should match the materials of the original but may be constructed with alternative materials approved by the commission . <br />Administratively Approvable <br />Repair an existing historic door with matching materials. <br />Administratively Approvable <br />Replace a door more than <br />50% deteriorated matching <br />historic door’s materials, <br />design, details, panel <br />configuration and installation. <br />Doors