1. 1709 E Wayne Street_COA 2025-0213 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: March 3, 2025 Application Number: 2025-0213 Property Location: 1709 E Wayne Street Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Period Revival / 1927 / H.R. Stapp, Whitcomb and Keller Property Owner: Tom and Marlene Nowak Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street LHD, Ordinance #7797-87 Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/SITE: This frame home is a rectangular plan of two stories with an attic. It features an asphalt shingled gable roof with a large side shed dormer. The siding is aluminum. The windows are grouped and single 6 over 1 double hung windows. Currently, vinyl storm windows are in place outside the original wood windows. There is a detached 2 car garage to the back of the site. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has requested approval to: 1) Remove 13 original, 6:1 double hung windows from the second floor and replace with Renewal by Anderson Acclaim Double Hung 1:1 windows, with a 3x2 grille pattern on the top sash. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Windows: Pages 29-32 SITE VISIT REPORT: Mr. and Mrs. Nowak contacted staff to inquire about replacing their second-story win- dows. Historic Preservation Administrator Ross Van Overberghe and Preservation Specialist Kate Himick conduct- ed site visits on February 4 and February 27. Staff inspected the windows on the second floor of the home, finding that all sashes are in excellent condition. There are no signs of rot, the ropes are in good shape and are attached to the weights, and the glazing is in good condition. The sashes move freely, with some sashes sticking when closed due to paint. The vinyl storm windows have areas that are not sealed and several are not tightly fit into the tracks, allowing air infiltration. Eight of the sashes do not meet evenly, and the locks have been shimmed to operate efficiently. Eight panes of glass are replacement, and all others are original glass. Staff advised the home owners to obtain a quote for replacement of just the storm windows as well as a quote to have the existing original windows “tuned up” by a craftsman to fix the uneven meeting rails and locks, tighten up the stops, and potentially install weather stripping to help with weatherization. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Standards and Guidelines state that “original or early windows should be preserved and not replaced unless beyond repair -- defined as over 50% of the original materials needing to be replaced” (p. 29). After thorough inspection of the windows, Staff do not see that a significant percentage of the original material needs to be replaced, has degraded, or is beyond repair. Staff’s recommendation is to locate a craftsman to “tune up” the windows to address unevenly meeting rails and locks and/or replace the existing vinyl storm windows. (Cont’d on page two.)