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This CoA application is for three projects related to rehabbing the exterior of 738 Leland Ave, formerly <br />714 Leland Ave. <br /> <br />This house was built in 1892 and became a duplex in <br />1942/43, at which point a second front door was <br />added. Per the 1899 Sanborn Fire Insurance map, it <br />originally had a wraparound front porch. By 1917 the <br />stables had been demolished and apparently replaced <br />by a garage of roughly the shape and size as the one <br />that exists today. The wraparound front porch was <br />still in place, and a one-story enclosed back <br />porch/mudroom had been built (in 1906, per carving <br />on one of the sheathing boards). In approximately <br />1948 a second story was added to the enclosed back <br />porch; an additional bumpout was built to cover the <br />basement stairs entrance right next to the back porch; <br />and the front porch was demolished, with the section <br />on the side of the house enclosed. At this time the original siding was also removed and replaced with <br />cedar shingles (per newspaper evidence found during rehab). <br /> <br /> Figure 1 1899 Sanborn map showing wraparound porch, no back porch, stables <br /> <br /> Figure 2 1917 Sanborn map showing wraparound porch, garage, 1-story back porch addition (now dated <br />to 1906) <br />In approximately 2007 a kitchen fire resulted in serious damage to both the kitchen and the back <br />porch/mudroom and repairs were never made. The house came into the possession of the city of South <br />Bend and had been empty ever since. I bought it in early January 2021 and am undertaking a general <br />restoration. <br /> <br />Specific points covered in this CoA application: