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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY <br />Phone: 574/235.9371 Fax: 574/235.9021 Email: hpcsbsjc@southbendin.gov <br />STAFF REPORT <br />CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A <br />CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS <br />Date: June 6, 2024 <br />Application Number: 2024-0611 <br />Property Location: 1524 East Wayne Street <br />Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: <br />Tudor Revival / 1928 / H. R. Stapp / Whitcomb & Keller <br />Property Owner: Chris and Julie Thornton <br />Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street LHD, <br />Ordinance #7796-87 <br />Rating: Contributing <br />DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/SITE: This is a 2 story rectangular plan house of brick and timbering. It <br />has a gable roof with molded raking trim and asphalt shingles. The body of the house is mainly comprised of brick, <br />with a herringbone pattern in the front gable. There are shed roof wall dormers at the side. Original steel casement <br />windows have been replaced with Pella Lifestyle casement windows. The windows have brick header course sills. <br />There is a front gable at entry with wavy patterned wood siding in the gable. Front porch has tile flooring with <br />wrought iron railing. <br />DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has requested approval to: <br />Break up and remove the brick front step and walkway to the city sidewalk. Replace with concrete. <br />STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: <br />Site Projects: Pages 22-24. East Wayne Street Local Historic District: Pages 140-143. <br />SITE VISIT REPORT: N/A. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The front step and brick walkway are important to the overall visual impres- <br />sion of the home. Other Tudor Revival homes in East Wayne Street (that were also designed by H. R. Stapp and <br />built by Whitcomb & Keller) also feature brick steps and/or walkways. These include 1336 E Wayne St South, 1417 <br />E Wayne St, and 1425 E Wayne St. Replacing the brick with modern concrete would obscure this continuity and <br />detract from the aesthetic value of the home. Staff makes an UNFAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION. <br />Prepared by <br />Kate Himick, Historic Preservation Specialist