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Home My WebLink AboutAugust 2000AGENDA OF THE AUGUST 2000 MONTHLY MEETING 7 Floor County -City Building Old Business County Commissioners Conference Room V. Monday, August 21, 2000 7:30 pm H A. Re -Rates I. Call to Order II. Public Hearing . A. Certificate of Appropriateness 2. 227 S. William 1. 2000-0727,1733 E. Wayne, addition O B. Proposed Local Landmarks, 2 nd Reading 1. 229 S. William, Caldwell House . 2. 553 Edgewater, Bender House 3. 557 Edgewater, Whitcomb House v 4. 227 S. William, Caldwell House B. Budget fiscal year 2000 5. Norfolk & Southern R.R. Bridge next to Angela P C. National Register Nomination owl 1. Evergreen Hills, 59449 Keria Trail E III. Regular Business VIII. A. Approval of Minutes (July) N B. Treasurer's Report E C. Correspondence EW D. Committee Reports NOW 1. Historic District 2. Historic Landmarks 1 Reading a. 716 Sherman T� 3. Standards and Maintenance E. Staff Reports O 1. Cof A Staff Approval (see attachment) . 2. Legal 3. Miscellaneous Activities & Grants IV. Old Business V. New Business Q A. Re -Rates No 1. 229 S. William . 2. 227 S. William 3. R.R. Bridge 4. 610 N. St. Joseph 5. 716 Sherman B. Budget fiscal year 2000 . VI. Hearing of Visitors VII. Announcements and Miscellaneous Matters 0 VIII. Adjournment N HPC MEETING August 21, 2000 Please sign your name, address and telephone number. Take an Agenda. Welcome Name. " " —V�v, 2f .�� - , 4 � 4. Address" Telephone p �)ZC) e: cdv l�AY AV G ' 14 L r4 sojO\ :.► g600 232 5. 11,5,� �Y 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. f�9 S6 9� STAFF REPORT, CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Application Number: 2000 -0727 Property Location: 1733 E. Wayne Property Owner: Susan Rabe Landmark or District Designation: LHD -EW Rating: C/9 Key Number: Survey Number: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT Prominent real estate developers built this Dutch Colonial style house in 1927. They sold the house that same year to Elmer and Agnes Kosdorf. Elmer was born in Chicago in 1895 and married Agnes Thompson in 1924. Mr. Kosdorf was a construction engineer in Chicago until his friend, Vincent Bendix, offered him a job with the Bendix Products Division of Bendix Aviation Corporation. Elmer accepted the position and moved his family to South Bend in 1926. The Kosdorf s resided at 1733 E. Wayne until their deaths, Elmer in 1967 and Agnes in 1968. Executor, First Source Bank & Trust, sold the house after Mrs. Kosdorfs death to Frederick and Sammie Jones. Frederick was the district manager of General Electric. He and his wife resided at this address until 1974 when the house was sold to Mark Bantz D.D.S, and his wife, Patricia. The Bantz's owned the house until 1982 when they sold it to Scott and Ruthann Smith. Mr. Smith worked for Cooper and Lybrand, he resided here until 1995 when the house was sold to the current owner, Susan Rabe. RECOMMENDATION The Preservation Guidelines for the East Wayne Local Historic District follow the Rehabilitation Model. The applicant is requesting to construct a 700 square foot two story addition to the north or rear fagade of the house. The addition will have the same 6/6 double hung windows that are currently in the house as well as the same siding, gutters, foundation and asphalt shingles. It will also include four new skylights, a new dormer with divided light, casement windows and a bank of five such windows on the north fagade. The first story portion of the addition will have three sets of glass paneled French doors and wood trim to match the existing rear sun porch. The staff will follow the recommendation given by Mr. Ujdak and Mrs. Sporleder after their meeting with the architect. it NNTED WCOD 7KIM MA'r-ll 510IN6w TO EAST E-LEVLTIOW /&OPMON TO 17 53 F-A5T WAYNF JjsARCH 1526 F- VMup , s, �LE\/A7 I ON S JOATi• 1 9'=lLok 1 A -2. , C O :-4 (u N .0-11 =M" NOI LVA - 1 - � Hi lON ' Q31`d�CJ1�?.l �NIQ� 'Wt1'►�t` �.uHM i I�l li :I I. : �I O'id3i1 I I T I� — - -- /l "I I -/7 , PROPOSED LOCAL LANDMARK 553 EDGEWATER SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Historic Preservation Commission Of - South Bend and St. Joseph County July 2000 1 553 Edgewater LOCATION / ` � rn 553 EDGEWATER HISTORICAL CONTEXT This house was built in 1920 by prominent land developers, Leslie Whitcomb and Fred Keller. They rented the house to Charles and Edna Bender from 1921 to 1924 when they were finally able to purchase the property. Mr. Bender was an assistant foreman at Plant 2, of the Studebaker Corporation. He and his wife resided at this address for a total of twenty -two years, selling it to Leslie Whitcomb's widow, Aletha E., in 1943. Aletha E. Lee married Leslie Whitcomb in 1921. Leslie was a past Justice of the Peace in New York, a general secretary for the YMCA and was associated with Fred Keller in the real estate business for forty-five years. Whitcomb and Keller were responsible for developing the Edgewater Place neighborhood as well as the East Wayne Street Local Historic District. Mrs. Whitcomb resided at this address until 1971 when she sold the house to the current owners, Larry and Georgina DeLaurelle. Mr. and Mrs. DeLaurelle have initiated the landmarking of their home and have submitted a signed owner consent form. ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION The property at 553 Edgewater is located on the west side of Edgewater between Arch Avenue and Monroe Street in South Bend, Indiana. It is described as lot 18 and southeasterly half of lot 19 in the Edgewater Place Addition to South Bend, Indiana. This is a one -story Bungalow style house with Craftsman details, a square plan and a brick chimney with corbelled top located on the northwest side. The house has a raised stone foundation with wood shingle siding and wainscoting in the gable peaks. The roof is gabled with asphalt shingles, brackets under wide eaves and eyebrow dormers. The porch is half - length with square wood supports, which has been closed in with one over one, double -hung windows. The house has a series of single unit, double unit and triple unit double -hung, one over one windows. The grounds have a single car garage, rear fence and deck. RECOMMENDATION Based on the Historic Preservation Commission's Local Landmark Criteria's adopted by the Common Council, the site, structures and objects at 553 Edgewater has been recommended to the Common Council for designation as a Local Landmark by the Historic Preservation Commission. The building, sites and objects meet the following three criteria: 1) Its embodiment of elements or architectural design, detail, material or craftsmanship which represents an architectural characteristic or innovation; 2) Its suitability for preservation; 4 3) Its identification with the life of a person or persons of historical significance. The structure fulfills criteria #1 as an example of a combination of popular 1920's architectural styles, being the Bungalow and the Craftsman. The building is rated an S /11 in the Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory. The structure fulfills criteria #2 by its possession of Bungalow and Craftsman detailing with virtually no changes. The Bungalow was popularized by the British in India and made its way to America in 1920. It soon became a sought after style for new homes. It was often combined with either Prairie or Craftsman detailing. This house is a classic example of the use of two architectural styles at there high point of their popularity. The site and structures fulfills criteria #3 by its association with prominent real estate developer, Leslie Whitcomb. Mr. Whitcomb was responsible for developing Edgewater Place, East Wayne, as well as various other section of town such as the Whitcomb and Hammond Addition to the City. 5 I PROPOSED LOCAL LANDMARK 557 EDGEWATER SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Historic Preservation Commission Of South Bend and St. Joseph County August 2000 1 557 Edgewater LOCATION 0 PHOTOGRAPH c 557 EDGEWATER HISTORICAL CONTEXT Leslie Whitcomb and Fred Keller built this house in 1919 as -part of their project to development the Edgewater Place neighborhood. Mr. Whitcomb and his wife, Aletha, purchased the house from the Whitcomb & Keller Corporation in 1919. Leslie Whitcomb was a partner in real estate and insurance with Fred Keller since 1892. Together they developed a large portion of South Bend, including Edgewater Place and East Wayne Street. Mr. Whitcomb was elected Justice of the Peace and General Secretary of the YMCA in 1894. He was also known for teaming up with Mr. Hammond in real estate development and owned his own hardware and farm implement transfer service. The Whitcomb's owned the house until 1943 when Aletha sold it to Rose Zarembka. Rose Szczdrowski was born in LaPorte in 1884 and married Casimir Zarembka in 1906. Mr. Zarembka was a Polish immigrant who worked for the New York Central Rail Road Pumping Station in Lydick. He died in 1941 at age 58, leaving Rose with two sons and five daughters to rear. Mrs. Zarembka resided at this address until 1950 when she sold the property to Roger and Mary Peters. Mr. Peters was a professor at Notre Dame, he and his wife lived in this house for 22 years, selling it in 1972 to Louis and Ruby Anderson. Louis was a lawyer; he and his wife owned this property until 1976 when it was sold to Dale and Elaine Luebke. The Luebke's only owned the house for two years, selling it to George Efta III and Carol Ann Mooney in 1978. Mr. Efta and Ms. Mooney retained ownership of the property until 1989 when it was sold to Candace Flora, a teacher for the South Bend Public School Corporation.. Ms. Flora resided here for seven years selling the house to the current owner, Fotina "Tina" Assimos. Ms. Assimos originated the landmarking of this house. ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION The property at 557 Edgewater is located on the west side of Edgewater between Monroe and Arch Streets in South Bend, Indiana. It is described as lot 17 and the northerly half of lot 16 and 15x19 %Z feet easterly end of lot 45 Edgewater Place Addition to South Bend, Indiana. This is a two story Prairie style house with a square plan and red brick exterior chimney with corbelled cap and projecting tile flue. The foundation is concrete covered in stucco and the walls are wood framed with stucco coating and engaged corner piers. The house has a hipped roof with intersecting hips and broad flat soffitted overhangs with stucco - soffit. The front porch is closed in with screening, supported by stucco piers and has a simple concrete entry stoop. The front door is single leaf glazed wood panel while the windows are 1/1 wood; double -hung units with divided upper lights, simple jamb casings and molded entablature. The house also has a car portico straddling the driveway with 4 hipped roof and stucco piers. The garage is detached with two stalls, a hipped roof, stucco walls and two sets of double leaf wood doors with eight light windows. RECOMMENDATION Based on the Historic Preservation Commission's Local Landmark Criteria's adopted by the Common Council, the site, structures and objects at 557 Edgewater has been recommended to the Common Council for designation as a Local Landmark by the Historic Preservation Commission. The building, sites and objects meet the following three criteria: 1) Its embodiment of elements or architectural design, detail, material or craftsmanship which represents an architectural characteristic or innovation; 2) Its suitability for preservation; 3) Its identification with the life of a person or persons of historical significance. The structure fulfills criteria # 1 as an example of a combination of two popular architectural styles, those being the Prairie Style popularized by Frank Lloyd Wright and the American Four Square a popular and totally American style of the 1900's. The building is rated an S /11 in the Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory. The structure fulfills criteria #2 by retention of its overall character, integrity and Prairie and American Four Square architectural features with virtually no alterations. The site and structures fulfills criteria #3 by its association with the extremely affluent real estate developer, Leslie Whitcomb. Mr. Whitcomb had a hand in developing a large portion of South Bend. 5 PROPOSED LOCAL LANDMARK 227 SOUTH WILLIAM SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Historic Preservation Commission Of - South Bend and St. Joseph County July 2000 1 h - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sig '01111n 100� ftAL" . ........ ...... . . . - — - — - — - — - — -- or aAct ,; : ., . ................... ; — o Nr ri 912 xv w ;. 061' ac, ba. V4 c or UT Is• oz %DZ 161 1 W bt• 66T* ELI 49T RV 1114 ur M tw -------- -------------- ... . ... ... . . 'r�w�T2 2 \d 2 . \} ! 6 \� � . 2 \j � � U O F O m � m 227 S. WILLIAM HISTORICAL CONTEXT John Caldwell built this house as a rental property in 1882.John was born in Vermont in 1820 to Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Caldwell. He came to South Bend in 1836 with his brother Cassius. Upon their arrival the brothers became carpenters and general laborers. The brothers built two houses together as real estate speculations before Cassius went west. John remained in South Bend where he married Vanvela Defrees and went to work for E.P. Taylor's Sawmill. Senator Colfax eventually appointed Mr. Caldwell to the mail service. During his term John developed the present perfect system of distributing mail by cars and steamships. Mr. Caldwell died in 1891 at age 71. He left the house to his heirs who sold both 227 and 229 S. William to Eugene and Nettie Herr in 1895. Eugene Herr was born in 1848 and married Nettie Roe in 1880. Mr. Herr was prominent and active in many public affairs. He was connected to the South Bend Register until it went under at which time Hibbard Printing Company employed him. He was an employee of the South Bend Tribune briefly before opening a business with his son Harold called "Herr & Herr Bookstore & Stationary ". Eugene & Nettie Herr rented this house to their son, Harold, until 1929, after which the house was rented to various people. Mr. Herr died in 1911, his wife Nettie followed in 1931. The house was eventually placed into a trust held by Consolidated Liquid Trust and the American Trust Company. They transferred the house to Albert McGann Security Company Inc., as trustee in 1937. McGann Security sold the property to Howard Schroeder in 1940. Mr. Schroeder sold the house five years later to Clyde L. and Mabel Shannon. Mr. Shannon was a retired navel officer who rented the house out until his death in April of 1965. The structure was then sold to Franklin D. Stahl. Mr. Stahl was an accountant for the Simplicity Pattern Company in Niles, Michigan. He resided on Sycamore Street in Niles and rented out the William Street house until 1983 when he sold it to Chris and Peggy Brooks. Mr. & Mrs. Brooks continued to use the house as a rental until 1999 when it was sold to Douglas Bognar. Mr. Bognar is currently selling the house on land contract to Acquisitions & Investments LLC, which is operated by Frank Anderson. Mr. Anderson is currently renovating the structure while renting out the rear apartment and living in the front apartment. 0 ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION The property at 227 S. William is located on the west side of South William Street between Wayne and Jefferson Streets in South Bend, Indiana. It is described as the south 3' on the north 24.75' of lot 8 and south 30' on the north 54.75' on the east 26.75' and the south 33' of the north 54.75' of lot 7 Vails Subdivision Block 3 in South Bend, Indiana. This is a one story Gable Front/Italianate style house with a rectangular plan, gabled roof, simple eave cornice and frieze. It has 2/2 double -hung wood windows in architrave surrounds. The house also boasts an elaborate bay window with 2/2 double -hung, wood windows, dentiled cornice and engaged pilasters. The house is sided in wood clapboards that were recently exposed by the removal of insulated brick siding. The structure has a wood and glass entrance door with simple surrounds and a side porch that is covered by a gabled roof extension and is supported by arched fan brackets with dropped pendants. The porch also has wood balustrade, wood floor, concrete steps and a plastered brick foundation. RECOMMENDATION Based on the Historic Preservation Commission's Local Landmark Criteria's adopted by the Common Council, the site, structures and objects at 227 S. William has been recommended to the Common Council for designation as atocal Landmark by the Historic Preservation Commission. The building, sites and objects meet the following three criteria: 1) Its embodiment of elements or architectural design, detail, material or craftsmanship which represents an architectural characteristic or innovation; 2) Its suitability for preservation; 3) Its identification with the life of a person or persons of historical significance. The structure fulfills criteria #1 as a rare example of a single story, Italianate rental cottage of the 1880's. The building has been currently re -rated to an S /11 in the Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory in recognition of the new owners restoration efforts. The structure fulfills criteria #2 by its retention of Italianated features with virtually no alterations to its structure or detailing in over a 115 years. The site and structures fulfills criteria #3 by its association with well -known and respected citizens, John Caldwell and Eugene Herr. 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It constructed a line that gave manufacturers and merchants a direct connection with practically every railroad entering Chicago. The line ran only freight cars and was perhaps the most successful railroad of its kind in the country. It is believed that the line running north through the west portion of South Bend curving to run parallel with Angela Street and ending at Notre Dame University was erected in the late 1880's or early 1890's. It was reported in the South Bend Tribune in 1895 that the Portage Avenue Bridge over the I. I. & I. R.R. was widened for ease of travel. The three I's'were responsible for the construction of the first railway bridge over the St. Joseph River to run adjacent to the Angela Street Bridge. By 1917 the line and bridge had been sold to the Michigan Central Railroad. They owned the line until it was taken over by the New York Central. It is unknown whether Michigan Central or New York Central Railroad was responsible for demolishing the original bridge and replacing it with the a new bridge in 1927. The bridge saw rail lines change hands several more times before being purchased by the Pennsylvania Lines LLC in 1999. This company leases the rights to the line to the Norfolk and Southern Corporation. This bridge was a portion of a freight train system that hauled coal to Notre Dame University. ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION The structure is located across the' St. Joseph River, just north of the Angela Street Bridge in South Bend, Indiana. This is a deck plate girder bridge with four concrete supports, iron girder and plate deck. RECOMMENDATION Based on the Historic Preservation Commission's Local Landmark Criteria's adopted by the Common Council, the structure spanning the St. Joseph River immediately north of the Angela Street Bridge has been recommended to the Common Council for designation as a Local Landmark by the Historic Preservation Commission: The building, sites and objects meet the following three criteria: 1) - Its character, interest, or value as part of the development, heritage, or culture of the city of South Bend, St. Joseph County, the state of Indiana, or the United States of America; 4 2) Its educational value; 3) Its suitability for preservation. The structure fulfills criteria #1 as an example of the growth of South Bend and the important role railroads played in the development of its manufacturing districts. It is also a building block of Notre Dame University's history. The structure fulfills criteria #2 as a tool for learning about the way of life nearly one hundred years ago. It is an example of the boom of freight use as well as the use of coal for running one of the countries premier schools. The site and structures fulfills criteria #3 by its construction and lack of any alterations to the fabric of the structure since its erection in the late 1920's. W RE -RATE REPORT FOR R.R. BRIDGE HISTORY This railway line first appeared in the 1911 atlas. It is believed to have been originally constructed in the mid 1890's by the Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Railroad, otherwise known as the Chicago Indiana Southern. This rail company, most commonly referred to as the three I's arrived in South Bend in the mid 1800's. It constructed a line that gave manufacturers and merchants a direct connection with practically every railroad entering Chicago. The line ran only freight cars and was perhaps the most successful railroad of its kind in the country. It is believed that the line running north through the west portion of South Bend curving to run parallel with Angela Street and ending at Notre Dame University was erected in the late 1880's or early 1890's. It was reported in the South Bend Tribune in 1895 that the Portage Avenue Bridge over the I.I. & I. R.R. was widened for ease of travel. The three I's were responsible for the construction of the first railway bridge over the St. Joseph River to run just north of the Angela Street Bridge. By 1917 the line and bridge had been sold to the Michigan Central Railroad. They owned the line until it was taken over by New York Central. It is unknown which of these two railway companies was responsible for the demolition of the original bridge and the construction of a new bridge around 1927. The bridge saw rail lines change hands several more times before being purchased by the Pennsylvania Lines LLC in 1999. This company leases the rights to the Norfolk and Southern Corporation. This bridge was a portion of a freight system that hauled coal to Notre Dame University. IVI&O"I 1ol"I�0 This is a deck plate girder bridge made out of concrete bases and steel girders and deck. CRITERIA AND EVALUATING All properties are evaluated in terms of historical significance, architectural merit and integrity. Each resource was evaluated by a professional using the National Register Criteria for Evaluation. The three main criteria are: 1) Historic Significance: An association with exploration and settlement, Commercial or Industrial development and or the attachment to the lives - of important people. - - - 2) Architectural Merit: Representative of a particular architectural style. 3) Integrity: Determine how much of the original historic fabric remains by looking at any extensive alterations, such as the installation of synthetic siding, removal of architectural features, additions or structural modifications, all of which could lowering the property's rating. RATINGS After consideration of the above factors a rating was assigned, they are: 1) Outstanding: property has enough historic or architectural significance that it is or should be listed on the National Register by itself. 2) Significant: property does not quite merit an outstanding rating, but is still above average in its importance and may be eligible for the National Register. 3) Contributing_ property meets the basic inventory criterion of being at least fifty years old, but that is not important enough to stand on its own as individually outstanding or significant. It is stated in the city survey that ratings are to be viewed as advisory recommendations based on information available at the time of the survey and any changes in location, sensitive restoration, additional research, extensive physical damage or inappropriate remodeling could affect the rating at a later date. RE -RATE REPORT FOR 716 SHERMAN HISTORY German immigrant, Otto J. Klaer, built this house in 1920. He rented the house out until his deaths in 1910 at which time his brother, Adam, inherited the house. Adam continued to use the house as a rental while he and his wife Mary lived in Mishawaka. The property remained in the Klaer family until 1925 when Otto and Adam's children sold the house to Fred R. and Kathryn Glaser. Fred Glaser was born in Germany in 1891 and immigrated to South Bend in 1908. He married New Jersey native, Kathryn Sachs in 1922 and together they resided in this house for several decades. Mr. Glaser, a mason contractor by trade, died in 1957 at age 65. Kathryn Glaser continued to reside at this address until her death in 1979. The house was since sold to Housing and Urban Development who sold it in 1991 to Gene Wilkeson. Mr. Wilkeson used the property as a rental until 1999 when he sold it to the current owner, New Horizon Outreach Ministry Inc. ARCHITECTURE This is a two -story Tudor Revival style house with an irregular plan, concrete foundation and exterior brick chimney. The walls are made of brick with soldier stringcourse at cornice. The roof is a cross gable with sloping extensions and hip dormer on the north fagade. The house has a small entrance stoop with concrete stairs and floor leading to a wood door. The windows are 4/1 double -hung with stone sills and soldier course lintel on first story. The grounds are spacious with open lots on either side, shade trees all . around and a clapboard out building to the rear. CRITERIA AND EVALUATING All properties are evaluated in terms of historical significance, architectural merit and integrity. Each resource was evaluated by a professional using the National Register Criteria for Evaluation. The three main criteria are: 1) Historic Significance: An association with exploration and settlement, Commercial or Industrial development and or the attachment to the lives of important people. 2) Architectural Merit: Representative of a particular architectural style. 3) Integrity: Determine how much of the original historic fabric remains by looking at any extensive alterations, such as the installation of synthetic siding, removal of architectural features, additions or structural modifications, all of which could lowering the property's rating. RATINGS After consideration of the above factors a rating was assigned, they are: 1) Outstanding property has enough historic or architectural significance that it is or should be listed on the National Register by itself. 2) Significant: property does not quite merit an outstanding rating, but is still above average in its importance and may be eligible for the National Register. 3) Contributing: property meets the basic inventory criterion of being at least fifty years old, but that is not important enough to stand on its own as individually outstanding or significant. It is stated in the city survey that ratings are to be viewed as advisory recommendations based on information available at the time of the survey and any changes in location, sensitive restoration, additional research, extensive physical damage or inappropriate remodeling could affect the rating at a later date. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND & ST. JOSEPH COUNTY July 17, 2000 7:30 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: MINUTES 7'' Floor, Commissioner's Conference Room County -City Bldg., South Bend, IN. John Oxian, Catherine Hostetler, Gerald Ujdak, Martha Choitz, Joann Sporleder, Jerry Weiner, Mary Jane Chase, Richard Helmus none J. Edward Talley, Director; Rhonda Saunders, Assistant Director; Cheryl Greene, Counsel ALSO PRESENT: Greg Kil, Ed Beach, Juanita Beach, Ronald Swanson, Inge Gladieux, Ron Gamble, Don Sporleder PUBLIC HEARING — 7:30 p.m. 1. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS APPLICATIONS A. 2000 — 0615, 610 N. St. Joseph, landscaping & shed. J. EDWARD TALLEY: The owners, Lara & Quinton Smith are not present. Mr. Talley went on to read the staff report into the minutes. CATHERINE HOSTETLER: I move to approve application 2000 -0615, projects one through seven, as recommended by staff. RICHARD HELMUS: I second the motion. After due consideration, the following action was taken: Upon a motion by Catherine Hostetler, being seconded by Richard Helmus and carried unanimously, the proposed Certificate of Appropriateness for various landscaping elements and shed, of the property located at 610 N. St. Joseph, South Bend, Indiana, was approved as recommended by staff. 1 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 B. 2000-00615-2 E. Bartlett, porch. J. EDWARD TALLEY: The owner, Mr. Gamble is present. Mr. Talley went on to read the staff report into the minutes. RON GAMBLE: I am not using plexi glass, I will be using Mylar, which is stronger, and clearer then plexi glass. These inserts will only be used in the wintertime. Mr. Gamble passed around an example of the Mylar as well as the siding and the proposed screen door. JOHN OXIAN: Why do you want to close in the porch? RON GAMBLE: To allow my family to enjoy the porch, away from bugs. I am also enclosing it to protect my one -year grandchild who resides with me. I took down the iron supports because they were extremely rusted and a hazard. I decided to close in the porch rather then simply install new supports. The fancy portions of the house is all in the second story and will not be covered by the porch. JOHN OXIAN: What did you do with the iron supports? RON GAMBLE: I threw them out because they were almost completely rusted out. JOHN OXIAN: So, you are going to side the bottom of the porch? RON GAMBLE: Here is an example of the wood grain siding that will be used on the porch. It will be painted to match the wood siding currently on the house. JOHN OXIAN: What type of supports did the porch have when you purchased the property? RON GAMBLE: The porch had the wrought iron supports. JOHN OXIAN: The windows will fit solidly into the openings and be taken out in the summer? RON GAMBLE: The Mylar will be fitted into a wood frame and will slide into the porch openings during the winter and removed during the summer. RICHARD HELMUS: The most of the houses along Bartlett mostly have enclosed porches. N 93 JOHN OXIAN: I think it would be better if you install 4x4's on the corners of the 94 porch to give more of an original appearance. You could also install a post on either side 95 of the new screen door. 96 97 RON GAMBLE: The letter I received stated that the Commission would want to 98 know the style of screen door. I have a picture of the type of vinyl door that looks similar 99 to older wood screen doors that I am going to use. I will also have Mylar inserts for the 100 screen door. 101 102 JOHN OXIAN: It is always very helpful when a homeowner attends the meetings 103 to answer the Commission's questions. This often keeps the Commission from having to 104 place the application into committee. 105 106 RON GAMBLE: No one told me when I purchased the house that it was in an 107 historic district. 108 109 MARTHA CHOITZ: Are the dimensions of the siding the same as that of the 110 houses clapboard? 111 112 RON GAMBLE: The siding will probably be off just slightly. 113 114 MARY JANE CHASE: If the house is wood why do you want to use a man -made 115 siding for the porch? 116 117 RON GAMBLE: Vinyl siding is easier and cheaper since I am on a budget. I also 118 held up a longer piece of the siding against the house and there isn't much of a difference. 119 120 MARY JANE CHASE: Yes, but, if each panel is off an eighth of an inch the gap is 121 going to increase with every panel. 122 123 RON GAMBLE: I don't believe that the gap will be very noticeable, however, if the 124 Commission decides that the siding needs to be wood then I guess I will have to spend 125 the extra money for wood siding. 126 127 JOANN SPORLEDER: Usually there is a type of joint between the house and 128 enclosed porches to buffer the connection between the porch siding and house. 129 130 CHERYL GREENE: The owner has exceeded the 15 minutes allowed for 131 presentation. 132 133 JOHN OXIAN: The 15- minute time limit for presentations has elapsed. 134 135 MARY JANE CHASE: I would like to know the cost difference between using 136 vinyl and wood clapboard. 137 3 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153- 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 MARTHA CHOITZ: I move that application 2000 - 0615 -2 be approved with the stipulation that lower portion of the exterior of the porch be clad in wood clapboard in the same size as the houses siding with side trim. That 4x4 corner posts be installed in the corners and on either side of the screen door and the vinyl door submitted by Mr. Gamble at this meeting be installed. JERRY WEINER: I second the motion. After due consideration, the following action was taken: Upon a motion by Martha Choitz, being seconded by Jerry Weiner and carried unanimously, the proposed Certificate of Appropriateness for enclosure of the front porch at 218 E. Bartlett, South Bend, Indiana, be approved with the stipulation that Mylar be used, that the siding be wood, that 4x4 posts be installed at the corners and on either side of the door and that the screen door presented by the owner at this meeting be used. MARTHA CHOITZ: If the owner finds clapboard siding to be financial prohibiting he should be allowed to reapply for the vinyl siding. C. 2000 - 00629, 619 Edgewater, trees. J. EDWARD TALLEY: The owner is not present. Mr. Talley read the staff report into the minutes. 163 JOHN OXIAN: I move to approve the application as recommended by staff, in that 164 the Commission approve the removal and replacement of the tree that was illegally 165 removed and the denial of the request to remove a second tree from the tree lawn. 166 167 CATHERINE HOSTETLER: I second the motion. 168 169 170 After due consideration, the following action was taken: 171 172 Upon a motion by John Oxian, being seconded by Catherine Hostetler and carried 173 unanimously, the proposed Certificate of Appropriateness for removal of a tree lawn tree 174 at 619 Edgewater, South Bend Indiana, be approved with the stipulation that it be 175 replaced by a tree located in a list of acceptable trees in the guidelines and that the 176 request for removal of a second tree lawn tree be denied. 177 178 D. 2000 - 00703,1636 Lineolnway West, windows and parking. 179 180 J. EDWARD TALLEY: The owner, Ethel Anderson, is not present; in her place is 181 architect, Greg Kil. 182 4 183 JOHN OXIAN: The staff can dispense with reading the history portion of the staff 184 report as it has been read at previous Commission meetings. 185 186 Mr. Talley read the staff recommendation into the minutes. 187 188 J. EDWARD TALLEY: The Standards and Maintenance Committee met with Mr. 189 Kil to do a pre- review of the application. 190 JOANN SPORLEDER: The committee discussed the drainage issue as well as the 191 trees on the property. 192 193 GREG KIL: We are proposing the light fixture that was attached to last months 194 application. 195 196 There are two windows on the north fagade that the sills will have to be lowered 24" for 197 fire department access. Essentially this alteration will not be visible form the public way 198 because of the size of the first floor consignment shop. 199 200 The owner will retain some of the healthy trees located on the property that are not in 201 way of the project. 202 203 JOHN OXIAN: Will the sills be kept and reused on the two windows previously 204 discussed. 205 206 GREG KIL: The sill will be salvaged on the inside and on the exterior if the sills are 207 stone, but, if they are brick a new brick sill will be installed in a manor that would match 208 the existing. 209 210 JOHN OXIAN: I would like to see some of the trees in the lawn area retained. 211 212 JOANN SPORLEDER: Before we ask that the trees be saved we should know what 213 type the trees are. If they are trash trees then they do not need to be saved. 214 215 JOHN OXIAN: Some of the trees are Hickory and others are Trees of Heaven. 216 217 JOANN SPORLEDER: The recommendation should be that if there are any good 218 hardwood trees in the lawn that are not in the way of the project then they should be 219 saved. oftf, 221 MARTHA CHOITZ: I move that application 2000 -0703 be approved with the 222 stipulation that the sills be reused and that any good hard wood trees that would work into 223 the parking lot plan be retained. 224 225 JOANN SPORLEDER: I second the motion. 226 �1 226' After due consideration, the following action was taken: 227 228 Upon a motion by Martha Choitz, being seconded by Joann Sporleder and 229 unanimously carried, the proposed Certificate of Appropriateness for lowering of two 230 sills and installation of new parking lot at 1636 Lincolnway West, South Bend, Indiana, 231 was approved with the recommendation that the sills be reused when lowered and that 232 any good hardwood trees be saved when possible. 233 234 235 236 237 238 2. PROPOSED LOCAL LANDMARKS, 2 ND READING 239 240 A. 2300 Portage Avenue, Riverview Cemetery 241 242 JOHN OXIAN: Members of the Commission as well as Mr. Talley are meeting 243 with the owners of Riverview Cemetery and their attorney, tomorrow afternoon. To 244 allow this meeting to occur we will have to table the landmarking of this property for at 245 least a month. 246 247 MARY JANE CHASE: I move to table 2300 Portage Avenue until September 18, 248 2000. 249 250 JOANN SPORLEDER: I second the motion. 251 252 After due consideration, the following action was taken: 253 254 Upon a motion by Mary Jane Chase, being seconded by Joann Sporleder and 255 carried unanimously, the proposed local landmarks at 2300 Portage was tabled until 256 September 18, 2000. 257 258 B. 415 W. Wayne, Hager House 259 260 JOHN OXIAN: I would like this nomination to be tabled to allow time for a 261 meeting with the owner to be set up. 262 263 CATHERINE HOSTETLER: I move to table 415 W. Wayne until September 18, 264 2000. 265 266 MARY JANE CHASE: I second the motion. 267 267 After due the following action was taken: 268 269 Upon a motion by Catherine Hostetler, being seconded by Mary Jane Chase and 270 carried unanimously, the proposed local landmark at 415 W. Wayne was tabled until 271 September 18, 2000. 272 273 C. 50157 Clover Road, Lowry House 274 275 JOHN OXIAN: The staff has supplied the Commission with the appropriate legal 276 description; however, the owner has reiterated her opposition to the nomination. 277 278 JERRY WEINER: I move to discontinue the landmarking of 50157 Clover Road. 279 280 GERALD UJDAK: I second the motion. 281 282 After due consideration, the following action was taken: 283 Upon a motion by Jerry Weiner, seconded by Gerald Ujdak and carried 284 unanimously, the proposed local landmark at 50157 Clover Road, was dropped from the 285 landmark process. 286 287 D. 229 South William, Caldwell House 288 289 JOHN OXIAN: I would like to table this nomination to allow more time to try to 290 contact the owner. 291 292 MARTHA CHOITZ: I move to table the landmarking of 229 S. William until 293 August 21, 2000. 294 295 JERRY WEINER: I second the motion. 296 297 After due consideration the following action was taken: 298 299 Upon a motion by Martha Choitz, seconded by Jerry Weiner and carried 300 unanimously, the proposed local landmark at 229 S. William, was tabled until August 21, 301 2000. 302 303 304 ITEMS NOT REQUIRING A PUBLIC HEARING 305 306 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (July) 307 JOHN OXIAN: Are there any corrections or additions to the minutes? 308 309 CHERYL GREENE: In regards to the Memorial Agreement there is no mention 310 of a motion on the floor in the minutes on page 12 and 13.' 311 312 CATHERINE HOSTETLER: I move to accept the minutes as corrected. 7 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 GERALD UJDAK: I second the motion. After due consideration, the following action was taken: Upon a motion by Catherine Hostetler, being seconded by Gerald Ujdak and unanimously carried, the minutes for July were accepted by the Commission as corrected. 2. TREASURER'S REPORT J. EDWARD TALLEY: You will please find the budget report that was passed out at the beginning of meeting. The staff will be doing an inline transfer of funds from account number 310700 to publication of legal notices, printing and telephone. Budget wise we should be at the 50% level and we are at that level. Keep in mind that the staff had less then 24 hours notice to put this budget together and after it went through the process no one noticed that there was no telephone, advertising or legal notification. GERALD UJDAK: I move to approve the budget report. CATHERINE HOSTETLER: I second the motion. After due consideration, the following action was taken: Upon a motion by Gerald Ujdak, being seconded by Catherine Hostetler and carried unanimously, the treasurer's report was approved by the Commission. 3. CORRESPONDENCE None. 342 4. COMMITTEE REPORTS 343 344 A. Historic Districts 345 346 MARTHA CHOITZ: I received a call from a homeowner in Taylor's Field Local 347 Historic District wondering when the Commission would be holding meetings. He 348 expressed a desire to get the neighborhood involved in this endeavor. We need to call a 349 meeting within this neighborhood to get the owners better acquainted with the 350 Commission. 351 352 B. Historic Landmarks 1 St Reading 353 354 RHONDA SAUNDERS: There is owner consent for both Edgewater properties, and 355 owner opposition for the Walnut. The staff has not heard anything from the William 356 Street property owner nor from the owner of the E. Jefferson house. 357 358 JOHN OXIAN: We will continue with these properties. 359 360 C. STANDARDS AND MAINTENANCE 361 362 - JOHN OXIAN: There is nothing new to report. 363 364 5. STAFF REPORTS 365 366 A. Staff Approvals 367 368 RHONDA SAUNDERS: A list of staff approved certificates was included in the 369 monthly packet. 370 371 372 B. Legal 373 374 CHERYL GREENE: I was contacted by the members of the Standards and 375 Maintenance Committee regarding the roof top lighting of the 1855 Courthouse. I was 376 asked to confirm whether or not there had ever been a Certificate of Appropriateness 377 issued for the roof top exterior lighting. I reviewed all the minutes, the applications 378 submitted by the St. Joseph County Commissioners, correspondence from the Architect 379 and Department of Natural Resources, Division of Archaeology and Historic 380 Preservation. After reviewing all of the material it is my opinion that the architect did not 381 reapply for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the exterior roof lighting. In February 8, 382 1999 the architect submitted a second Certificate of Appropriateness application, which 383 did reference exterior lighting. That came before the Commission on February 16, 1999 384 at which time the Commission approved the Certificate of Appropriateness with 385 exception of the windows and exterior lighting. As of February 16, 1999 the exterior 386 lighting on the courthouse was denied. The architect has since tried to amend the 387 Certificate of Appropriateness in order to have the lighting approved, however, he has not 388 submitted anything in writing. Therefore, the lighting on the courthouse is not in 389 compliance. It is my recommendation that legal consul send a letter to the architect and 390 property owner that they submit an application for the roof top lighting for the 391 Commission to review. Since I serve at your pleasure I need some direction. 392 393 MARTHA CHOITZ: I move that legal consul, Cheryl Greene, pursue this matter 394 by sending a letter to the owner and architect outlining her findings and the need for a 395 new application to be submitted for the roof top lighting. 396 397 GERALD UJDAK: I second the motion. 398 1 398 After due consideration, the following action was taken: 399 400 Upon a motion made by Martha Choitz, being seconded by Gerald Ujdak and 401 carried unanimously, legal consul was directed to write a letter to the owners of 112 S. 402 Lafayette and their architect, outlining Cheryl Greene's findings and the need for them to 403 submit an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for, the'roof top lighting on the 404 1855 Courthouse. 405 406 D. Miscellaneous Activities & Grants 407 408 J. EDWARD TALLEY: The Executive Committee met last Thursday afternoon to 409 review and select a contractor to handle the layout and design of the 1999 County Re- 410 Survey. In your packet you will find a sub - grantee progress report. This a normal report 411 due quarterly throughout the year when doing a grant. This project should have been 412 done June of 2000, we are just now getting started because the survey portion of the 413 project was supposed to be completely in June of 1999 and has just recently been 414 submitted to the Commission. Because of this fact the office has had to eat some of the 415 cost. The Committee selected the cheaper of the three bids that were received and have 416 requested that they add more then the standard three photos per section. 417 418 This Commission is the first of its kind in Indiana to request the survey to be on disk. 419 The survey disks will be lent to the County to have it placed on the County database. 420 421 When the graphic designer has completed the layout and made it camera ready we will 422 send out the request for proposal for the printing of the books. 423 424 You will notice a letter from the Board of County Commissioners dated July 13, 2000 425 regarding budgets for 2000. Department 37 never received this notice regarding a 426 meeting about budgets for 2000. At this meeting departments were notified that because 427 of the cost incurred for the construction of the new jail all department budgets will be 428 frozen for the next three to five years. The County Commissioners don't care how the 429 money is moved around they simply want all departments to give the same bottom line as 430 is currently in their budget. So for our department budget for 2001 we are going to ask 431 for $112,120.00. 432 433 It is also time for the office to apply for the CDBG funds from the city and turn it in by 434 August 7, 2000. 435 436 The office has received a copy of a letter from Gary Gilot, Board of Director of Public 437 Works, to Julia DesLauriers, outlining a project which was drawn up to remedy the 438 parking and noise problems along Riverside Drive. 439 440 10 440 6. OLD BUSINESS 441 442 JOHN OXIAN: Nothing new to report. 443 444 7. NEW BUSINESS 445 446 A. Re -rate of properties 447 448 JOHN OXIAN: The re- rating of the properties should be tabled until next month to 449 allow commission members time to go out and look at the properties. 450 451 JOANN SPORLEDER: What is the current rating of the railroad_ bridge? 452 453 RHONDA SAUNDERS: The bridge is currently not rated. 454 455 JOANN SPORLEDER: Most of the existing ratings were down by qualified 456 professionals during the survey. Occasionally we have re -rated properties because 457 something drastic has happened to them. Have these properties been altered in such a 458 way that they need to be re- rated? 459 460 RHONDA SAUNDERS: Two of the properties have been restored and the bridge 461 was simply over looked by the professionals surveying the city. 462 463 464 465 8. HEARING OF VISITORS 466 467 INGE GLADIEUX: My name is Inge Gladieux and I live at 802 Arch Street in 468 the Edgewater Place Local Historic District. I am here today to discuss the problem the 469 neighborhood is having with those homeowners on Edgewater who do not hold title to 470 the river front property but are nonetheless putting up no trespassing signs and chains. A 471 particular problem owner is on the corner of Bronson and Edgewater. I as well as other 472 neighbors like to go down to the river to watch the salmon, but lately people from across 473 the street have been coming over yelling at people for trespassing. I do not know whom 474 to contact regarding this issue. I have called the mayors liaison for neighborhood 475 disputes who told me I should call Code Enforcement because they could force the 476 people to take down the signs. I have contacted Mr. Talley and John Voorde, both 477 concur that the properties east of Arch do not own the river property. I don't know whom 478 to call to remedy the situation. 479 480 CHERYL GREENE: You might want to contact the Parks Department regarding 481 getting the signs removed. I would be happy to research the issue further and find the 482 department that needs to be contacted. 483 484 JOHN OXIAN:' Three people do own the river property, however, no one else does. 485 11 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 CHERYL GREENE: If you would write me a letter outlining the problems with a map and pictures I would be happy to investigate the issue for you. J. EDWARD TALLEY: I have discussed this issue with the engineers and various other offices. All parties have concluded that the area is a public right -of -way. The issue's have been put out there for discussion and are in the works. 9. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS None. 10. ADJOURNMENT JOHN OXIAN: The meeting is adjourned. (9:25pm) Historic Preservation Commission Of South Bend and St. Joseph County, ATTEST 12 South Bend_and St. Joseph County HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION 227 WEST JEFFERSON BLVD. RM 1123 SOUTH BEND, IN 46601 -1830 Phone: 219-235-9798 Fax: 219-235-9578 e -mail: historic @michiana.org John Oxian, President A Certified Local Government J. Edward Talley, Executive Director STAFFAPPROVED COFA S 1) 2000 - 0713 -508 N. St. Joseph, re -roof. 2) 2000 - 0717 -815 Arch, boathouse repairs. 3) 2000 -0726— 708 N. St. Joseph, shrubs. 4) 2000 - 0725 -609 Portage, re -roof. 5) 2000 - 0807 -1512 E. Wayne, soffit repairs. 6) 2000 - 0808 -13271 Adams, re -roof Saving The History Of South Bend & St. Joseph County By Protecting The Irreplaceable COMMISSIONERS Martha Choitz Richard Helmus Jerry Weiner (Treasurer) Mary Jane Chase Catherine Hostetler (Vice- President) Gerald Ujdak (Secretary) vacant Joann Sporleder (Historic Architect) Cheryl Greene(Attorney) NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION STAFF REPORT PROPERTY Evergreen Hills 59449 Keria Trail South Bend, IN. 46614 OWNER John and Anne Abernethy 1211 Eckman Street South Bend, IN. 46614 [.911IIM107:1:713.1 The nomination proposes placement of these building and site on the National Register of Historic Places based on Criterion C and A: design construction and association with events. National Register Bulletin 15 — How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation provides that "Properties may be eligible for the National Register if they embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction..." These characteristics are further described as "The pattern of features common to a . particular category of resources." RECOMMENDATION The Staff of the HPC recommends in favor of the nomination of Evergreen Hills located at 59449 Keria Trail, South Bend, Indiana to the National Register of Historic Places. The building meets Criterion C and A as exemplary of Italianate Revival architecture and its association with the exploration and settlement of St. Joseph County by one of its earliest white settlers, Peter Rupel.' As described in the Statement of Significance section of the nomination, the main building is a well preserved example of high -style Italianate architecture in a farm setting. It is considered architecturally significant for its excellently preserved representation of characteristics associated with Italianate architecture of this era, including a shallow pitched roof; cornice brackets; decorative frieze; tall, narrow windows and window hoods. Since its construction in 1873 the house has had two small room additions added to the kitchen and a sunroom replaced a bay window on the south elevation. Currently a family room and bathroom addition is being added to the west fagade of the kitchen where the summer kitchen used to be. The building is considered historically significant by its role in the early settlement of St. Joseph County. The land was granted to Peter Rupel in 1831 by a grant signed by Andrew Jackson. The Rupel farm was one of the earliest settlements in St. Joseph County and has remained in the family to this day. It is the opinion of HPC Staff that this building meets the criteria for eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places. Staff recommends that the commission send a favorable ruling to the County Commissioners of St. Joseph County and to the State Historic Preservation Office. RLS- Asst.Director 8/11/00