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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 /> <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: If constructed with care, the addition of a brick patio and entryway would be <br />reversible additions to the historic site. Staff recommends that the proposed brick patio entryway minimize or avoid <br />damage to the existing historic brick of the east facade. The entryway could be attached to mortar joints along the <br />existing wall or, preferably, employ a free-standing means of support rather than attaching to the house. Additional- <br />ly, it is the opinion of staff that Style 2 is more in keeping with the home’s Italianate architecture than Style 1. <br />The repairs necessary to stabilize the brick outhouse would require the replacement of more than half the historic <br />bricks. Several parts of the structure are missing a substantial amount of bricks, and despite the property owner’s <br />attempts to support the structure, regular maintenance is no longer enough to save it. Staff recommends the decon- <br />struction of the brick outhouse, provided that any usable bricks are repurposed as part of the proposed patio or for <br />other purposes on site. <br />Staff makes a FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION for both projects provided that the brick patio entryway <br />avoids damage to the exterior walls of the home and that usable bricks from the outhouse are repurposed. <br />Prepared by <br />Kate Himick, Historic Preservation Specialist