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Home My WebLink About8628-95 Establishing Historic Landmark Object in-Situ Public Right of Way at The corner Pokagon St & Standfield ORDINANCE No. 8628-95 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana_ October 9, 19 95 Attest: City Clerk IRENE K. GAMMON Attest: „1 President of Common Council Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana__ October 10, 1 95 9 City Clerk IRENE K. GAMMON Approved and signed by me 1 - 11 191 J/ o _ G` Mayor ORDINANCE NO. 3 6 2'1- ` v AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AND ESTABLISHING AN HISTORIC LANDMARK FOR THE OBJECT IN-SITU LOCATED IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AT THE CORNER OF POKAGON STREET AND STANFIELD STREET, IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Whereas, The Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County has petitioned for the designation of the following described real estate as an Historic Landmark under the Ordinance No. 5565-73, as amended to wit: In the tree lawn between the street curb and sidewalk of the public right of way at the northwest corner of Pokagon Street and Stanfield Street approximately 28 feet north from the center line of Pokagon Street and 32.3 feet west from the center line of Stanfield Street. Whereas, The Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County has recommended the designation of the OBJECT IN SITU as an historic landmark. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA: SECTION 1. That the above described OBJECT IN-SITU be, and it is here designated and established as an Historic Landmark under Ordinance No. 5565-73, as amended. SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor and its publication. Memj of e Common Council • ftnmmtttrr Erpurt • coo the Qlmmown Qlounril of the QlitV of*until &rnd: Your Committee of the Whole to whom was referred BILL NO. 51-95 A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AND ESTABLISHING AN HISTORIC LANDMARK FOR THE OBJECT IN-SITU LOCATED IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AT THE CORNER OF POKAGON STREET AND STANFIELD STREET, IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion This bill has been recommended to the Council favorable. Cleo Washington, Chairman FREE PRESS ATON PUBLISHING CO. historic p reservation commission of south bend and st. joseph county ROOM 1123 COUNTY CITY BUILDING south bend,indiana 46601(219)235-9798 August 29, 1995 Common Council of the City of South Bend C/O Ms. Irene Gammon, Clerk of the City of South Bend 4th Floor County-City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 Honorable Council Members, Attached please find the proposed amendment to the City of South Bend's Zoning Ordinance. The purpose of the amendment is to designate the lamp post located at the northwest corner of Stanfield and Pokagon Streets as a Local Historic Landmark. At its August 21, 1995 meeting, the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County moved to send to the Common Council a favorable recommendation to designate the above mentioned object as a Local Historic Landmark. We would appreciate your favorable consideration of this matter. Yours truly, 9 /(4'1/ John Oxian - President, HPC cc: David Duvall - Director, HPC POKAGON STREET AND STANFIELD STREET HISTORIC STAR CONCRETE LAMP-POST Historic and Architectural Significance Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend & St. Joseph County August 1995 HARTER HEIGHTS POTENTIAL LOCAL . (QUADRANT 46) HISTORIC DISTRICT N "1 N 4-,Angela r... .. —.;* -+m- 6.+ m 4' o y -I m v ( a Pokagon Street i r 1 I CD m r► I Harter Heights Potential bistr4t Peashway Street III 3 I 0 T CO I 1Jaçean \ r ' l 5tregt v m I m n ... m c <\\ St _ Vincent Street cn • c m m m I w • Howa rd Stet St Jo .RlVer CorbJ Street 1 LOCATION MAP ..1--.-.'-.• .i =v.:4. v x e u 1 ii, nx PHOTOGRAPH • At the August 21, 1995 regular monthly meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County (HPC) , the HPC voted unanimously to send a favorable recommendation for the Local Historic Landmark designation of the lamp-post located in the tree lawn at the northwest corner of Pokagon Street and Stanfield Street to the South Bend Common Council. RECOMMENDATION Based on the HPC Local Landmark Criteria [1], it is the Historic Preservation Commission's recommendation that the South Bend Common Council designated the lamp-post located in the tree lawn at the northwest corner of Pokagon Street and Stanfield Street by ordinance as a Local Historic Landmark. The object in-situ meets the criteria in at least four areas. 1) Its character, interest, or value as part of the development, heritage, or culture of the City of South Bend or St. Joseph County, the State of Indiana, or the United States; 2) Its embodiment of elements of architectural design, detail, materials, or craftsmanship which represents an architectural characteristic or innovation; 3) Its educational value; 4) Its suitability for preservation; The object in-situ fulfills criteria #1 as a significant example of the City's geographical, technological, and cultural development, being among the earliest generation of electrically powered illumination devices for public streets. The object in-situ fulfills criteria #2 as an example of the design, detail, and materials of the early twentieth century and the innovative technology of that period. The object in-situ fulfills criteria #3 as a surviving remnant of obsolescent technology located in a prominent public location. The object in-situ fulfills criteria #4 by its unaltered condition, integrity, and continued use. ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION The lamp-post is composed of a cemented mixture with aggregate of ground quartz and feldspar with a metal escutcheon at the cap as a base for the luminaire. The post is cross shaped in section inset diagonally on a seventeen inch square integral base pier. The two inch wide flanges of the cross section post taper from an approximate twelve inch width at the outside corners of the base pier to a ten inch width at approximately twenty-four inches from grade and to a six inch width at approximately seven feet from grade and flaring back out to join to a nine inch square box shaped capital in alignment with the base and measuring five inches high with a recessed panel on each vertical side. The lamp post measures overall height of nine feet - eight inches not including the luminaire. The light is a twelve inch white glass globe. The unvented globe indicates that it was designed for tungsten filament lamps. This design is notably modernistic for its era exhibiting no evidence of allusion to classical or Gothic column orders. • HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT This lamp-post was probably erected between 1916 when the Harter Heights neighborhood was platted as part of the city of South Bend and otherwise developed for housing and 1925 by which year the houses in this immediate vicinity had been completed [2] [3] . Houses in this block of Pokagon were permitted in 1919 establishing that year as a probable date of installation [4] . The lamp-post is of the Star design as installed in Chicago's Portage Park in 1915 [5] . David B. Duvall August 24, 1995 NOTES 1. Historic Preservation Commission Resolution No.3: Historic Landmarks Procedure 2. St. Joseph County Recorder's Plat Book #10, p. 24 3. Portage Township Assessor's data cards 4. South Bend Tribune; 4/4/18; 3/20/19; 4/5/19; 4/12/19; 4/19/19; 5/10/19. 5. Trade magazine clipping of unknown origin from HPC archives. AREA PLAN COMMISSION of ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, IN RICHARD S. JOHNSON Executive Director ROBERT W. SANTE Assistant Director - 1140 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING, SOUTH BEND, IN. 46601 (219)235-9571 FAX(219)235-9813 \ September 20, 1995 Mrs. Irene Gammon, City Clerk 4th Floor, County-City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 RE: Proposed designation of a lamp post located at the Northwest corner of Pokagon Street and Stanfield Street as an Historic Landmark. Dear Mrs. Gammon: The Staff of the Area Plan Commission has reviewed the Historic Preservation Commission's proposed designation of the above property as an historic landmark with respect to the relationship of said property to any capital improvements proposed for nearby rights-of-way, easements or properties. We find no proposed improvements that will conflict with this designation. Sincerely, An y R. Nevin Planner • Serving: South Bend, Lakeville, New Carlisle, North Liberty, Roseland and St. Joseph County, IN