1. 738 Leland Avenue_COA 2024-0604 PACKET

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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: July 9, 2024 Application Number: 2024-0604 Property Location: 738 Leland Avenue Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Gabled Ell / 1892 / “Turner House” Property Owner: Catherine Osborne Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park LHD, Ordinance #9575-05 Rating: Non-contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/SITE: This is a 2 story, frame Gabled-Ell house with irregular plan. Roof is of asphalt shingles and the exterior is currently sided with large-format cedar shingles. Windows are 1/1 double hung. House has been heavily modified, with alterations to the front porch and multiple rear additions. A garage is at the rear of the property. Restoration efforts have been underway since 2021. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has requested approval to: 1) Restore original, L-shaped front porch footprint using salvaged railings, corbels, and pillars and period-appropri- ate beadboard ceilings and wood floors. 2) Remove the cedar shingles and re-side with red spruce clapboard from the Ward Clapboard Company to mimic the original siding. 3) Add a 10’ x 10’ extension directly back from the existing back extension. Changes include: • Original, fixed-pane mudroom window to be reused on the north elevation (Figs. 10, 12). • Two salvaged double-hung sashes to be added along the north elevation (Fig. 12). • Main windows along the east elevation to be retained and reused on new, extended east face (Figs. 9, 13). • Back door to be relocated to south side of new extension (Fig. 9). STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Porches: Pages 17-18. Walls: Pages 26-28. Windows: Pages 29-32. Additions: Pages 36-37. SITE VISIT REPORT: N/A. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The restoration of the L-shaped porch footprint and clapboard siding would constitute positive improvements to the character of this middle-class Victorian home and bring it into alignment with similar homes in the neighborhood. The back of the house is heavily altered, and the proposed extension would appear more cohesive than the current medley of extensions. The use of original and salvaged material in this project is commendable. Staff makes a FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION. Prepared by Kate Himick, Historic Preservation Specialist