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APRIL 2001 MEETING
7th Floor County -City Building County Commissioners Conference Rm
Monday, April 9, 2001 7:30 pm
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I. Call To Order
II. Public Hearing
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A. Certificates of Appropriateness
1.2001 -0328, 630 W. Washington, Sign.
2.2001 -0329, 1333 E. Wayne So., siding & garage.
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; B. National Register Nominations
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1.501 W. Colfax — Remedy Bldg., amendment
III. Regular Business
A. Approval of Minutes (none)
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B. Treasurer's Report
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C. Correspondence
D. Committee Reports
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1. Historic Districts
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2. Historic Landmarks
3. Standards & Maintenance
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E. Staff Reports
1. CofA Staff Approvals
2. Legal
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3. Miscellaneous Activities & Grants
IV. Old Business
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A. 14297 SR 23 petition to rescind LL status
V. New Business
VI. Hearing of Visitors
VII. Announcements and Miscellaneous Matters
VIII. Adjournment
HPC MEETING
APRIL 9, 2001
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STAFF REPORT
CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
Application Number: 2001 -0328
Property Location: 630 W. Washington
Property Owner: Richard & Venera Monahan
Landmark or District Designation: LL
Rating: 0/13
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT
This large Queen Anne style house was constructed for Dr. Lewis Pagin in circa
1880. It was originally a somewhat smaller and simpler white frame house surrounded
by large shade trees. It was purchased in 1886 by James Oliver who promptly remodeled
and enlarged it to its present size. It is significant for its corner turret, front two level bay
windows, and spindle porch. In 1887, Oliver deeded the property to his daughter
Josephine and her husband George Ford who was at that time serving in Congress.
George Ford was born at 422 S. Main in South Bend in 1846, to Issac and Emeline Ford.
His father Issac was a cooper by trade who had come to South Bend in 1845. George
also learned the cooper trade and helped his father when he was young. George was
educated in the South Bend Schools, where he first met Josephine Oliver. They were
childhood sweethearts but marriage was deferred until they were both 39 years of age.
George began the study of law in 1866 in the law office of Colonel Norman Eddy, then
one of the leading lawyers of South Bend and in 1869; he entered the law department at
the University of Michigan. He graduated that same year and immediately took up
practice in South Bend. George became known as one the areas best lawyers, and in
1874 was elected Prosecuting Attorney and remained as such until he was elected
Congressman from the 13 District in 1885. He and Josephine lived mostly in
Washington D.C. during those two years, but their house was finished by 1886 and the
city directory lists them as residing there.
Josephine died in 1913 and George in 1917. The property then passed to James
Oliver's granddaughter, Gertrude Oliver and her husband, Frederick Cunningham. The
Cunningham's had the house remodeled in 1911 by architects Austin and Shambleau and
again in 1927 by Ernest Young. Mrs. Cunningham continued to live in the house until
her death in 1988. The Oliver estate donated this house and the Oliver Mansion to the
Northern Indiana Historical Society. The Cunningham house was to be sold with the
profits to establish an endowment to support the Oliver Mansion as a house museum.
The house was purchased by Richard and Venera Monahan who converted the house into
the Oliver Inn Bed & Breakfast.
RECOMMENDATION
The Preservation Guidelines for Local Landmarks follow the Rehabilitation Model.
Group B Standards
The applicant is requesting to replace existing business sign with a new wood
sign. The new sign is 5'6" tall and 63" wide.
The new sign is made of wood and replicates many of the design features seen in
the house. It is a beautifully designed sign that will greatly compliment the house, the
staff recommends approval.
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March 27, 2001
Historic Preservation Commission
County City Building
South Bend, IN 46601
Dear Sir:
Attached please find a drawing of the proposed sign which we are having built for The
Oliver Inn to replace the existing sign in front of our facility at 630 W. Washington.
This new sign will reflect the unique architecture of The Oliver Inn. As you can see in
the attached drawing and pictures, we duplicate the carvings of the "greenmail', the
spindles and arches of the porches of the Inn. We feel this reflects the true historic nature
of this beautiful structure. We chose a firm, The Barn Signworks from Greenfield,
Indiana, who has a long history of working with historic neighborhoods and design
review boards.
We would appreciate your kind approval of this proposed work and issue a Certificate of
Appropriateness so that we may begin with the building of the sign as soon as possible.
Lastly, we hope that you agree that this beautifully carved sign will set a new standard for
signs in the historic district.
Thank you in advance for your kind approval of this request.
Sincerely,
Richard & Venera Monahan
THE OLIVER INN
BED & BREAKFAST
630 W. Washington St.
South Bend, Indiana 46601
Phone (2191.2324545
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E-Mail: oliver@michiana.org
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STAFF REPORT
CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
Application Number: 2001 -0329
Property Location: 1333 East Wayne South
Property Owner: Edward & Laura Smith
Landmark or District Designation: LHD -EW
Rating: C/9
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT
This Colonial style house was built in 1941 for Francis and Mary Messick. Mr.
Mr. Messick was born in South Bend in 1908. He was the treasurer of the American
Trust Company of South Bend and later went to work for the Associates Discount Corp.
Francis and Mary moved to Troy, Michigan in 1962, where Mr. Messick died in 1969.
Although the Messicks owned the house for 11 years, they only resided in it for two, the
rest of the time they used the house as a rental. They eventually sold the property in 1952
to Paul Shore, an employee of Associates Financial Services. He resided at this address
until his death in 1985, at which time his wife, May, inherited the house. She retained
ownership until 1992 when the house was sold to the current owners, Laura and Edward
Smith.
RECOMMENDATION
The Preservation Guidelines for the East Wayne Street Local Historic District follow the
Rehabilitation Model.
The applicant is requesting to replace existing rotted cedar siding located on the
second story, with 8" bevel cedar siding. They are also requesting demolition of an
existing two -stall garage because of severe deterioration. The garage will be replaced
with a new 24x28, 2 -%2 stall garage which will match the house in style and will be
located at the rear of the property. The new location of the garage will require removal of
existing garage, garage pad, and installation of new garage pad and extension of
driveway.
The staff will address the issues one at a time starting with the garage. The
existing garage is in severe disrepair; it has major rotting problems in the sills. The
owner has had to install plywood sheets on the interior to hold the garage together. The
garage does not resemble the house stylistic and sits too close to the house to allow use of
the second stall. Demolishing this structure and erecting a slightly larger garage to the far
rear of the property will allow the owners full view and use of their backyard as well as
full use of the garage. The new garage would match the house in style and material and
would be an asset to the property. The staff recommends approval of the demolition of
the degraded garage, construction of a new 24x28, 2 -1/2 stall garage to the rear line of the
property so long as it does not affect the large pine trees located to the rear of the yard
and the continuation of the existing driveway to accommodate the new garage.
The owner is also requesting the replacement of the existing, 2 °a story, cedar
shake siding, with 8" cedar siding. The existing shakes appear to be buckling, warping
and rotting in numerous areas. A major concern is the amount of rotting and separation
of the shakes on the corners of the house and the first floor brick line.
The guidelines for the East Wayne Street Local Historic District state that original
exterior building materials shall be retained. Whenever possible, the original building
material should be restored. Metal or vinyl siding may be used when it is the only
alternative to maintaining or replacing the original surface material.
The staff has questions regarding the seriousness of the deterioration and the cost
to replace the siding with cedar shakes rather then cedar siding. Due to the shortened
time frame for this meeting staff was unable to contact the owner regarding these issues
and thus would recommend that the portion of the application regarding the cedar siding
be placed into standards and maintenance committee unless Mr. Smith can answer these
questions at the April 9 meeting.
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East Wayne Street Historic District
II. EXISTING STRUCTURES
Guidebook
A. Building Materials
Original exterior wall materials in the District include limestone, flagstone, stucco, clapboard, wood shingles,
sandstone and masonry block. In some instances, vinyl or aluminum siding have been applied over the original
surface.
Required
Original exterior building materials shall be retained. Deterioration of wood materials shall be prevented through
repair., cleaning, and painting. The existing or original architectural detail around windows, porches, doors, and
eaves should be retained or replaced by replicas of the same design and materials when deteriorated beyond repair.
Masonry including brick, limestone, flagstone, sandstone and stucco shall be cleaned only when necessary to halt
deterioration or to remove stains and shall be done with a method acceptable for the preservation of the surface: i,
e. low pressure water and soft natural bristle brushes. When repairing stucco, stucco mixture compatible in
composition, color, and texture shall be used.
Recommended
Whenever possible, the original building materials should be restored. Metal or vinyl siding may be used when it
is the only alternative to maintaining or replacing the original surface material. When used over wood surfaces,
this siding should be the same size and style as the original wood. Every effort should be made to retain the
original trim around windows, doors, cornices, gables, eaves, and other architectural features. Ample ventilation
must be afforded the structure when metal or vinyl siding has been installed in order to prevent increased
deterioration of the structure from moisture and/or insects. Mortar joints should be repointed only when there is
evidence of moisture problems or when sufficient mortar is missing to allow water to stand in the mortar joint.
Existing mortar shall be duplicated in composition, color, texture, joint size, method of application, and joint
profile. It is emphasized that, prior to initiating any restoration or rehabilitation effort, the property owner should
contact the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County which is located in the
County/City Building of South Bend. The Commission is an invaluable source of information about all facets of
rehabilitation and restoration.
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NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION AMENDMENT STAFF REPORT
PROPERTY Remedy Building
501 W. Colfax
South Bend, IN. 46601
OWNER Historic Landmarks Foundation
914 LWW
South Bend, IN. 46616
STANDARDS
The nomination amendment proposes placement of these building on a new site with in
the same National Register District, W. Washington. To retain National Register status
the Commission must review the move and the new location to ascertain that the building
will still meet the National Register of Historic Places Criterion, namely criterion C and
A: design construction and association with events.
National Register Bulletin 15 — How to AUply 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 relocation of the Remedy Building,
currently located at 501 W. Washington, South Bend, Indiana, to the southwest corner of
Franklin and Washington Streets, also in South Bend. The new location will only
enhance the beauty of the structure and its history by placing it closer to downtown and
situating it on the site in such a way to best display the corner turret. The building will
still meet National Register Criterion C and A as exemplary of the Queen Anne style of
architecture and its association with early medicine and the Remedy Company.
The building is a well - preserved example of Queen Anne style of commercial
architecture in an urban setting. It is considered architecturally significant for its
excellently preserved representation of characteristics associated with Queen Anne
architecture of this era, including brick walls, dressed stone string course, garland and
torch stone carved frieze and second story corner turret with a decorative bay of arched
arcade windows, floral limestone carved base and garland frieze. Since its construction
in 1895, the building has been moved from its original location on LaSalle Street to the
northwest corner of W. Colfax and William Streets in 1988. The structure has remained
vacant for the past thirteen years.
The building is considered historically significant by its association with one of Americas
premier mail order drug companies, the Remedy Company, and as the only structure of
its type or style remaining in South Bend.
It is the opinion of HPC Staff that the relocation of this building to the new site on the
corner of W. Washington and Franklin will not detract from its current inclusion on the
National Register. The structure will not only meet the criteria for eligibility for the
National Register of Historic Places, but will be enhanced by its new surroundings. Staff
recommends that the commission send a favorable ruling to the County Commissioners
of St. Joseph County and to the State Historic Preservation Office.
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LOCAL LANDMARK STAFF REPORT
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HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Robert Kennedy, the first schoolteacher in Harris Township came to St. Joseph
County 1833 at which time he purchased the west half of the south east' /4 of section 14 in
1834. He purchased the remaining half in 1837. Mr. Kennedy resided in a log cabin on
this property until 1881 when he sold the main portion of this land, now known as the
Risler Farm, to John and Henriette Metzgar. Mr. Metzgar spent his entire life in
agricultural labors. He was a public- spirited citizen who was noted for his sound
judgment. Mr. Metzgar was eventually elected to the office of trustee for Harris
Township and under his supervision, the first Harris Consolidated School was built in
Granger. John and Henriette built this two -story Italianate style house in 1887 and
resided there until heir deaths in the 1920s. By 1929, their son Harry and his wife,
Blanche, owned the property. They too resided here until their deaths, Henry in 1953 and
Blanche in 1959. The house was then sold to Walt and Doris Risler.
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
The property at 14297 SR 23 is located on the north side of State Road 23 just out side
Granger, Indiana. It is described as an irregular tract, 473.65 foot north side of
Edwardsburg Highway beginning, 1,287 feet west of north east corner, section 14 -38 -3E
totaling 41.66 acres in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
This is a two -story Italianate style farm house with an irregular plan, stone foundation,
brick walls, gable roof, cornice boards, asphalt shingles and elaborate wooden gable
carvings. The windows are one over one double hung with shutters and stone sills.
There are two bow windows and one box window all with decorated, bracketed roofs.
The second story front facade and east facade windows boast bracketed hoods. The front
side porch has wood turned posts and rail decoration. The rear porch was enclosed many
years ago to expand the interior living space.
RECOMMENDATION
Based on the Historic Preservation Commission's Local Landmark Criteria's adopted by
the Common Council, the site and structure at 14297 SR 23 has not been altered since its
original landmark designation in 1976 and should retain its status.
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The building still meets three of the 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 site and structure fulfills criteria #Ias a wonderful example of a late 1800s Italianate
style residence. Its main features are its brick walls, gable decoration and the wonderful
bowed windows and window hoods, all are classic Italianate features.
The site and structures fulfills criteria #2 as an example of an 1880's workmanship in the
popular Italianate style with little change to its original fabric.
The site and structures fulfills criteria #3 by its association with the very prominent
Metzgar family.
The petitioner is requesting to remove the landmark status from the entire 41.66 acres,
currently referred to as the Risler Farm. At February's meeting, the petitioners expressed
an interest in compromising by retaining the landmark designation for the house while
rescinding the designation for the rest of the property. However, the staff has not
received anything in writing to this effect from either Mrs. Risler or her representative,
Mr. Hardig. The staff would concur that a compromise is in order regarding this
property. With the surrounding development and lack of connection between the house
and the farm land there is a strong case for approving the removal of the farm acreage
from the landmark designation.
The staff feels that under no circumstances should the landmark designation be removed
from the house and that simply retaining the designation for the house and driveway is
not enough. The staff recommends that landmark designation for the house and
surrounding two acres should be retained while the remaining 39.66 acres be removed
from landmark designation. Retaining the house with two acres will protect the
surrounding wooded area as well as protect the house from road widening, future access
roads to the new subdivision and the intrusion of new homes to the visual impact of the
house. The staff feels this is a more then fare compromise. Should the owner wish to
retain more the two acres with the house for future sale they will need to notify the
Commission immediately. If the petitioner agrees with the staff recommendation they
will then need to have both parcels of land surveyed and issue the complete legal
descriptions to the Commission before the Commission can start the proceedings for
rescinding of the landmark designation on the agreed upon parcel of land.
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