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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJune 2001AGENDA OF THE J;UNE,2'001 NESTING -�.x 17th Floor County -City Building County Commissioners Conference Rm Monday, June 18, 2001 7:30 pm z a I. Call To Order II. Public Hearing ' A. Certificates of Appropriateness 1.2001-0606, 1329 E. Wayne South, Deck. 2.2001-0427, 2119 Portage, walnut tree B. National Register Nominations 1.501 W. Colfax - Remedy 3 y Bld g• III. Regular Business A. Approval of Minutes (May) r , w ort B. Treasurer's Re P C. Correspondence jD. Committee Reports 1. Historic Districts a. Liaison Committee Elections 2. Historic Landmarks, 1 st Readings tl a. 333 Tonti ' b. 1313 Liston c. 1000 W. Sample, Wilson Factory Al W d. 224 W. Colfax, Tailor Shop 3. Standards & Maintenance U1, a. Tour Edgewater District E. Staff Reports - 1. CofA Staff A pprovals 2. Legal 3. Miscellaneous Activities & Grants IV. Old Business ` V. New Business 1J_ A. Amendment I to By -Laws 'VI. Personnel VII. Hearing of Visitors VIII. Announcements and Miscellaneous Matters . s IX. Adjournment .' y HPC MEETING June 18, 2001 Please sign your name, address and telephone number. Take an Agenda. Welcome 'Name Address' Telephone: '4\10'� k Ocd,& _2 6 /,0? /C tq -0 -7,)5 2 ��-2--;7ZT 2.4' r nom-. _ /� -3 kl /�z.li �i7D n �lGvP J� 3.J���" .Z�Scn/ SJt� �: C'vcf�4� �3� • `/5.3� ,��' -/S/,/ fir ,� v 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Application Number: 2001-0606 Property Location: 1329 E. Wayne So. Property Owner: Patrick Doherty Landmark or District Designation: LHD-EW Rating: ' C/9 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT Prominent developers, Whitcomb & Keller built this H.R. Staff designed house for Arthur and Adalaide Mortland in 1926. Arthur was born in Ohio and came to South Bend in 1919 to manage a branch of the Edgerton Manufacturing Company, which manufactured fruit baskets and fruit packing supplies. Mr. Mortland eventually became the secretary and sales manager of the plant. Mr. & Mrs. Mortland resided at this address until their deaths Arthur in 1934 at age 59 Adalaide in 1939 at age 62. The house was inherited by their son, Frederick, who sold it in 1940 to Carl and Marie Johnson, an aeronautical engineer for the Bendix Corporation. They lived here for eighteen years, selling it in 1958 to his son, Carl Jr. Carl retained ownership until 1960 when he sold it to Walter and Eleanor Fox, an osteologist. They resided there until 1965 when it was sold to the current owners, Patrick and Marilyn Doherty. RECOMMENDATION The Preservation Guidelines for the East Wayne Local Historic District follow the Rehabilitation Model. Group B Standards The applicant is requesting to install a rear yard deck. The new deck would be one foot off the ground, approximately 18'x22' in size, it will abut the house but not attach to it and will be made of cedar with typical square railing and members. The staff finds the project to be with in the guidelines and recommends approval. =a-.�+�rs-.'e" s.l. i • e if _' "� � � '* .wkii3 fi'}: *..;.', R+na X".a`' ±a'�;Y"i 1 x, «`c"e_ W COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR 2119 PORTAGE— WALNUT TREE The designated special committee assigned to review the application regarding the trimming of a Walnut Tree at 2119 Portage, met with the State Forester o site, on June 6, 2001. After in- specting the tree and hearing the foresters opinion on the matter the committee makes the fol- lowing recommendation. Mr. Philippis along with a tree trimming firm of his choice submit a complete descrip- tion of the project to the Commission. The project description must be thorough in regards to how much will be taken off, how it will be taken off, where the branches will be cut, which branches will be cut and when it will be done so that members of the Commission and Staff can be present. The Commission will not take action on this application until the above require- ments and all questions are satisfied. If the proposed project is done in a sensitive manner and under Commission supervision, with no ill affects to the tree then the committee recommends approval. The staff has informed Mr. Philippes of this recommendation and has suggested that he try to, obtain such a plan by the June 18th meeting for the Commission review, otherwise, the project will have to wait until the July 16th meeting, unless the Commission sees fit to leave the final decision up to the committee. 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 THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND & ST. JOSEPH COUNTY MONTHLY MEETING MAY 21, 2001 7:30 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: MINUTES 7`h Floor, Commissioner's Conference Room County -City Bldg., South Bend, IN. Catherine Hostetler, Martha Choitz, Mary Jane Chase, Jerry Weiner, Richard Helmus, John Oxian, Gerald Ujdak, Joann Sporleder, Richard Morrison. None. Rhonda Saunders, Director; Thomas Bodnar, City Attorney ALSO PRESENT: Donna Brown, Serafin Philippes, Joe Sima, Bonnie Sima, Stephan Sherk, David Eckrich, Doris Risler, Derek Spier, Jeff Berndt, Leda Hall, Cecilia Cunningham, Aphrodite Pappas, John Straus I. PUBLIC HEARING MARTHA CHOITZ: I move that the reading of the history portion of the staff reports be suspended because of the length of tonight's agenda. JOANN SPORLEDER: I second the motion. After due consideration, the following action was taken: Upon a motion by Martha Choitz, being seconded by Joann Sporleder and carried unanimously the history portions of the staff reports were suspended. A. Certificates of Appropriateness 1. 2001-0330 — 514 E. Indiana, Windows &Landscaping JOHN OXIAN: Is the owner present? RHONDA SAUNDERS: No. 1 46 MARTHA CHOITZ: I thought I saw that some of the windows have diamond 47 panes, are they to be kept. 48 49 RHONDA SAUNDERS: They will be replaced with diamond paned windows. 50 51 JOHN OXIAN: Why are we replacing all of the windows? 52 53 RHONDA SAUNDERS: The owner has many issues with air filtration; the windows 54 are old and leak badly. I did receive a call from a window company that was submitting 55 a quote to the owner on wood replacement windows. Apparently, the owner is leaning 56 toward wood windows. 57 58 JOHN OXIAN: I recommend that the window portion of the application be tabled 59 until the owner decides between vinyl and wood replacement windows and approve the 60 landscaping portion of the application. 61 62 JOANN SPORLEDER: Most of today's so called wood windows are in fact vinyl 63 clad or aluminum clad so it really doesn't matter if they are wood or vinyl. The house is 64 covered with aluminum siding, as is all the window trim, correct. 65 66 RHONDA SAUNDERS: Yes. 67 68 JOANN SPORLEDER: I suggest going ahead with the application because it seems 69 to be in the vain of what's already there. 70 71 RHONDA SAUNDERS: Give the option of wood or vinyl windows to the owner? 72 73 JOANN SPORLEDER: Yes, because all the wood windows I have looked at are 74 vinyl on the outside and wood on the inside. 75 76 JOHN OXIAN: The reason I made this house a landmark was not because of the 77 architectural significance, but for the historical significance. 78 79 JEFF BERNDT: Mrs. Saunders is correct, I have looked at this house previously 80 and the windows are in bad shape with severe air leakage issues. 81 82 JOANN SPORLEDER: I move to approve application 2001-0330 in its entirety, 83 leaving the option of either wood or vinyl replacement windows up to the owner. 84 85 RICHARD MORRISON: I second the motion. 86 87 After due consideration, the following action was taken: 88 89 Upon a motion by Joann Sporleder, being seconded by Richard Morrison and 90 carried unanimously, application 2001-0330 was approved in its entirety with the option 91 of wood or vinyl replacement windows left up to the owner. 0 92 93 2. 2001-0420 —119 LaPorte, fencing. 94 95 RHONDA SAUNDERS: I have spoken with Jim Markle of Design Review regarding 96 this application and he has assured me that Design Review will probably approve this 97 project. 98 99 CATHERINE HOSTETLER: I move to approve application 2001-0420 as 100 recommended by staff. 101 102 MARY JANE CHASE: I second the motion. 103 104 After due consideration, the following action was taken: 105 106 Upon a motion by Catherine Hostetler, being seconded by Mary Jane Chase, the 107 motion to approve application 2001-0420 as recommended by staff was approved with 108 John Oxian abstaining. 109 110 3.2001-0427 — 2119 Portage, Tree. 111 112 MARTHA CHOITZ: This is an immense tree; it is very old and very important.' 113 How many feet it is from the lot line? 114 115 DONNA BROWN: I am Donna Brown, owner of the landmark house at 2119 Portage. 116 The tree is not far from the line, I have a picture of the lot that shows where the tree sits 117 in conjunction to the lot line. 118 119 JOHN OXIAN: I agree with Martha Choitz, I would say this tree is anywhere from 120 60 to 80 years old at least and is very healthy. The Commission does have the right to 121 decide on the trimming of trees and has the final jurisdiction in this matter. . 122 123 DONNA BROWN: The tree is eleven feet in circumference. I have recently cut down 124 a tree with a two-foot circumference that had 32 growth rings. Therefore, if you compare 125 just less then two feet with eleven feet I think you can see how old the Walnut could be. 126 127 RICHARD MORRISON: There is a statement in the report that Mr. Philippes has a 128 right to trim the tree by state statute. 129 130 THOMAS BODNAR: The normal Common Law rule states that you can remove 131 branches that over hang your lot line as long as it does not affect the health of the tree. 132 133 RICHARD MORRISON: Does Common Law over ride the power of the Historic 134 Preservation Commission? 135 136 THOMAS BODNAR: No, statutory law over rides common law. Common Law is 137 what the courts have adopted going all the way back to England. 3 138 139 JOHN OXIAN: Common Law goes back to the year 1066. 140 141 THOMAS BODNAR: We are at a loss with out a report from the Forester to make 142 a decision as to whether or not the tree will be harmed from more trimming. 143 144 JOHN OXIAN: I would suggest that this be placed into committee and if we cannot 145 get a statement from the City Forester, we will seek other avenues of professional 146 opinion. 147 148 APHRODITE PAPPAS: I am the sister-in-law of Serafin Philippes of 2111 Portage. 149 In all do respect to the age and the history of the tree my brother-in-law is having 150 problems with walnuts falling on his roof and causing damage. He does not want 151 anymore of the tree trimmed then what is necessary for the protection of his property. He 152 is not asking for the destruction of the tree or to make it look ugly, he simply wants to 153 protect his property. Please take into consideration what he is going through and that he 154 will touch the tree as little as possible. 155 156 JOHN OXIAN: That is why it would be good to have the Forester give a 157 recommendation. That way if the Commission approves the tree trimming it will be done 158 in the proper fashion. 159 160 DONNA BROWN: We bought this property four and half years ago because of 161 the beautiful mature trees in the area. There are three exceptionally beautiful trees on our 162 property and the Black Walnut is one of them. I am here tonight to ask that you not 163 allow any further cutting of this beautiful tree. I want to begin by considering the risk; I 164 do not think we can talk about probability so- much as. risk -to the tree if the proposed — 165 cutting is allowed. As you can see in photographs, extensive cutting at the property line 166 has already occurred. You can see that the result of the passed cutting is that either the 167 branch has died all the way back to the trunk and I consider that damage or it has taken 168 on a spidery growth which proper trimming wants to avoid. Moving up the tree we see 169 the branches in question, now lets consider what might happen should these branches die 170 back to the trunk. I have looked at this tree from underneath very carefully with the idea 171 of risk not necessarily probability, but, risk in mind and I believe this is all we can talk 172 about and I think it is best to base it on what happened in the past. What we are risking is 173 a large portion of the southern crown of this tree and what are we gaining. These 174 branches are primarily over Mr. Philippes garage roof and his asphalt, there is very little 175 extending over the house itself. We have twenty-five Walnut trees in addition to this one; 176 we have many more walnuts falling on our house then Mr. Philippes. Mr. Philippes has 177 stated that our roofs were put on at approximately the same time by the same roofer and 178 our roof was not damaged this winter. Mr. Philippes's house roof, not his garage roof 179 was damaged this winter by the large amount of snow and ice. 180 181 The tree is primarily over the asphalt and garage. I think the cutting that has already been 182 done should be sufficient. Routine trimming is not what we are talking about tonight; 183 routine trimming of tree is done to improve the health and beauty of a tree. We are 4 184 talking about cutting at the property line and at risk is the health and beauty of this tree. I 185 hope you will not find this appropriate. 186 187 SERAFIN PHILIPPES: If you come look at the tree you will see that it does hang 188 over my house leaving walnuts at my back door. Trimming tree branches causes new 189 growth; I am not asking to cut up the property line I just want to cut little branches from 190 above my house. 191 192 MARTHA CHOITZ: Most of the Commission members have been out to the site 193 and seen the tree. 194 195 JOHN OXIAN: I would like to appoint a special committee for this issue with at 196 least three to five individuals. 197 198 GERALD UJDAK: I move to place application 2001-0427 into a special committee to 199 investigate the nature of the situation, confer with such experts that the committee deems 200 appropriate and then report back to the Commission on June 18, 2001. 201 202 JERRY WEINER: I second the motion. 203 204 After due consideration, the following action was taken: 205 206 Upon a motion by Gerald Ujdak, being seconded by Jerry Weiner and carried 207 unanimously, application 2001-0427 was placed into special committee for further 208 review. 209 210 The Cm omittee will be made up of John Oxian, Joann Sporleder, Martha Choitz, Richard 211 Helmus and Mary Jane Chase. 212 213 4. 2001-0427-2,1019 Riverside Drive, garage. 214 215 JOHN OXIAN: I issued an emergency demolition order for their garage. Code 216 Enforcement contacted us requesting such action because of the condition of the original 217 garage. 218 219 BONNIE SIMA: Code Enforcement gave us less then 24 hours notice to have the 220 collapsed garage removed. 221 222 RHONDA SAUNDERS: There have been a couple of changes to the staff 223 recommendation and application since the staffs report was written. The owners are now 224 requesting that the new garage have a hipped roof rather then the previously proposed 225 gable and Mr. Oxian has suggested that instead of a raised panel overhead garage door 226 the owners install a flat overhead garage door. 227 228 GERALD UJDAK: What caused the collapse of the garage? 229 5 230 JOSEPH SIMA: The snow over the winter along with the disrepair of the structure 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 led to the collapse. GERALD UJDAK: I would suggest that you have some one inspect for termites, they may have contributed to the condition of the garage. CATHERINE HOSTETLER: I move to approve application 2001-0427-2 as recommended by staff without a raised panel door. 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, application 2001-0427-2 was approved as recommended by staff with the stipulation that a flat garage door be installed rather then a raised panel door. 5. 2001-0502,1618 East Wayne, rear addition. 249 RHONDA SAUNDERS: This was a last minute application that needed to be heard 250 tonight, so the staff was unable to obtain the needed drawings to make a 251 recommendation. The owner, Leda Hall and her contractor are here tonight with 252 completed drawings to present the proposed addition. 253 254 LEDA HALL: With one small exception we used the existing foot print of the 255 house. On the first floor where the bath, laundry and closet are we added an additional 256 eleven feet to square off the rear addition. The house is made of brick the addition- that is 257 on the house now is aluminum siding, and what we are proposing for the new addition 258 will be cedar clapboard, which will be stained to match the brick. The screened in porch 259 will remain the same. 260 261 The garage is not as deep as new garages and it will not hold our new car. The faeade of 262 the garage is brick with a little bit of siding. We are proposing to replace the siding with 263 the same cedar that will go on the addition and bump the back wall of the garage out 264 about six feet. We will also install a new service door and overhead door. wevi 266 JOHN OXIAN: What type of garage door are you going to put in? 267 268 LEDA HALL: We will replace it with a new garage door as similar to the original 269 as possible but a lot lighter. 270 271 JOHN OXIAN: What about the service door? 272 273 LEDA HALL: The service door is nailed shut because we have had a break-in so 274 it will be replaced with a steal raised panel door. We cannot use one with a window 275 because of break-ins. 276 277 JOHN OXIAN: I would use a steel door but not raised. How much of the back of 278 the house are you going to take off? 279 280 LEDA HALL: We are not taking anything off, we are adding on top of it. The 281 addition will not be anymore visible from the street then the existing rear addition. 282 283 RHONDA SAUNDERS: Will the new windows match the existing windows in the 284 main part of the house? 285 286 LEDA HALL: Yes. 287 288 JOHN OXIAN: You are going to have to cover several of the rear windows, what 289 will happen to them? 290 291 LEDA HALL: The windows will be removed, however, windows of the same 292 style will go in the same places in the new addition. 293 294 JOHN OXIAN: What type of windows will you use? 295 296 LEDA HALL: We will use aluminum clad, double -hung windows with the same 297 six over six light division. 298 299 MARTHA CHOITZ: I move to approve application 2001-0502 as presented. 300 301 RICHARD HELMUS: I second the motion. _302_ _ 303 After due consideration, the following action was taken: 304 305 Upon a motion by Martha Choitz, being seconded by Richard Helmus and carried 306 unanimously, application 2001-0502 was approved as presented. 307 308 6. 2001-0511, 709 Riverside Drive, deck & garage. 309 310 JOHN OXIAN: I again would recommend that instead of installing a raised panel 311 overhead garage door the owner should use a flat overhead garage door. 312 313 MARTHA CHOITZ: Would the wood deck be self -supported or attached to the 314 house? 315 316 CONTRACTOR: The deck would run right up to the house but would not be 317 attached to it. 318 319 RICHARD HELMUS: I move to approve application 2001-0511 as recommended 320 by staff with the stipulations that the deck not be attached to the house, that any damage 321 caused to stucco be repaired in-kind and that the new overhead garage door be flat. 7 322 323 MARY JANE CHASE: I second the motion. 324 325 After due consideration, the following action was taken: 326 327 Upon a motion by Richard Helmus, being seconded by Mary Jane Chase and 328 carried unanimously, application 2001-0511 was approved as recommended by staff with 329 the stipulations that the stucco is repaired in-kind, the deck is not attached to the house 330 and that the new garage door be flat. 331 332 7. 548 River Avenue, deck and fence. 333 334 RHONDA SAUNDERS: Where will the postholes be dug for the deck? Will they be 335 away from the tree? 336 337 STEPHEN SHERK: The deck will need to be supported but nothing will be 338 mounted into the tree. Some of the postholes will be dug into the root system, however, 339 not in a manner that will do any damage to the tree. 340 341 RHONDA SAUNDERS: The tree is currently cabled isn't it? 342 343 STEPHEN SHERK: Yes, it is. 344 345 JOHN OXIAN: You are going around the tree with the deck? 346 347 STEPHEN SHERK: Yes. 348 349 JOHN OXIAN: Why are you installing a privacy fence on only one side? 350 351 STEPHEN SHERK: It will be in between our yard and the neighbors to help 352 contain our two-year child. The fence will not be six foot it will be four foot tall. 353 354 JOANN SPORLEDER: Have you had any conversations with a professional about 355 your tree and the impact the deck would have? 356 357 STEPHEN SHERK: I have not; I plan on digging post holes that will be with in 358 the safety zone of the tree because it would cost too much to take the tree down. 359 360 JOHN OXIAN: To ensure that the deck does not starve the tree of water the back 361 four foot by four foot section of the deck should be left out so that plenty of water can 362 reach the tree. This is too big of a tree to cover half of it with a deck; at least 3/a of the 363 tree should be left uncovered. 364 365 STEPHEN SHERK: The only reason for the deck is that we cannot get grass to grow 366 because of the dense root bed of the tree. 367 8 368 JOHN OXIAN: I move to approve application 2001-0510 with the stipulations that 369 the fence is to be four feet tall, post holes will not be driven next to the tree and that a 370 section of the north corner of the deck be removed to allow more water to get to the tree. 371 372 JERRY WEINER: I second the motion. 373 374 After due consideration, the following action was taken: 375 376 Upon a motion by John Oxian, being seconded by Jerry Weiner and carried 377 unanimously, application 2001-0510 was approved with the stipulations that the fence be 378 four feet tall, that post holes not be dug next to the tree and that the north corner of the 379 deck be removed to allow more water to get to the tree. 380 381 8. 2001-0510-2, 803 N. Notre Dame, plaque. 382 383 CATHERINE HOSTETLER: I move to approve application 2001-0510-2 as 384 recommended by staff. 385 386 JERRY WEINER: I second the motion. 387 388 After due consideration, the following action was taken: 389 390 Upon a motion by Catherine Hostetler, being seconded by Jerry Weiner and 391 carried unanimously, application 2001-0510-2 was approved as recommended by staff. 392 393 9. 2001-0515, 909 Riverside Drive, roof. 394 -- - - --- ------- 395 RHONDA SAUNDERS: The owner did come to the staff late with this application 396 and as such I was not able to see the proposed replacement material until after this report 397 was written. The owner, Cecilia Cunningham, is present and will exhibit the material. 398 The material is very well designed; the only difference is that the new material is about a 399 half size longer then the existing slate tile. 10 401 CECILIA CUNNINGHAM: Here is my present slate and this is the replacement 402 material. There is a house on DonMoyer that was just done in this material. 403 404 CONTRACTOR: This tile is made of recycled material such as tires. It is a lot less 405 expensive then slate and has been around for twenty years and has a fifty-year life 406 expectancy. 407 408 RICHARD MORRISON: How does this compare with regular asphalt shingles? 409 410 CONTRACTOR: It is a lot more, three in one shingles are $30.00 a square and this 411 material is $400.00 for a hundred square feet. 412 6 413 CECILIA CUNNINGHAM: We have already put $20,000.00 into this roof; I am 414 tired of taking out roof loans. With the winters we are having I have to repair the 415 northwest side of the roof every two years. I get the roof repaired; wait a winter to make 416 sure it doesn't leak then have the interior plaster repaired and the next winter it leaks 417 again. I have been working with Dudeck Roofing and my insurance company to solve 418 this problem. We are going to install an ice and water shield as well as the new shingles. 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 CONTRACTOR: We will install an ice and water shield, new flashing and gutters as well as the new shingles. JOHN OXIAN: What is the difference in price between the slate and this material? CONTRACTOR: We quoted a small area of her roof in slate for $8,000.00 and the same section in this material is under $5,000.00. CECILIA CUNNINGHAM: Ten years ago, I head the top story rebuilt entirely using slate and those sections have generally held. I do not want to do the entire roof. We have had one instant of leaking four years ago, at which time the insurance company had us remove the gutter from the upper roof. It has been over three years now and that side has not leaked again. RHONDA SAUNDERS: roof from the street. CATHERINE HOSTETLER: recommended by staff. ---- - --------- -- - ----- - - MARY JANE CHASE: This house sits sideways on the lot so you will not see the I move to approve application 2001-0515 as I second the motion. After due consideration, the following action was taken: Upon a motion by Catherine Hostetler, being seconded by Mary Jane Chase and carried unanimously application 2001-0515 was approved as recommended by staff. JOHN OXIAN: I move to relocate item IV. A. to section II. A. of the agenda. RICHARD HELMUS: I second the motion. After due consideration, the following action was taken: Upon a motion by John Oxian, being seconded by Richard Helms and carried unanimously item IV.A was relocated under section II.A. of the agenda. 10. Petition to Rescind Landmark Status for 14297 SR 23 10 458 JOHN OXIAN: The area set aside in a portion of the new petition is the 1.87 acres 459 that is to retain landmark designation? These architectural control committees are these 460 in all the subdivisions now? 461 462 DAVID ECKRICH: Yes. We have architectural control committees in all of our 463 subdivisions. While its being developed, I am in charge of it, once it is turned over to the 464 homeowners association we elect three people to keep an eye on what is put up in the 465 neighborhood. 466 467 JOHN OXIAN: I would like the Commission to have the standards and make-up of 468 this committee for this area, once it is developed. 469 470 RICHARD MORRISON: Has the legal description of the property been reviewed by 471 attorneys? 472 473 DEREK SPIER: It was prepared by a registered surveyor. 474 475 RICHARD MORRISON: I move to approve the modification to landmark 14297 SR 476 23 as presented with the alterations to the covenants. 477 478 JOANN SPORLEDER: I second the motion. 479 480 After due consideration, the following action was taken: 481 482 Upon a motion by Richard Morrison, being seconded by Joann Sporleder and 483 carried unanimously the petition to modify local landmark 14927 SR 23 was approved as 484 presented with the alterations to the covenants. 485 486 487 B. Local Landmarks 2"d Reading 488 1. 3302 W. Western — Harrison School. 489 490 JOHN OXIAN: I would like to withdraw Harrison School unless there are any 491 objections. 492 493 JOANN SPORLEDER: Is there a reason for such an action? 494 495 JOHN OXIAN: We had a meeting with Dr. Raymond at which she presented their 496 reasons for demolishing Harrison along with the fact that bond issues have gone a little 497 too far in regards to this property. I think if we take any further action on this, we will be 498 creating very large problems. 499 500 GERALD UJDAK: I was present at the meeting John Oxian referred to and came away 501 with the same understanding. I support John Oxian in this request. If we continue, we 502 would create serious problems, even though Dr. Raymond assured us that if we decided 503 to continue she would immediately stop all construction of the new school. 11 504 505 RICHARD MORRISON: The only reason I could support stalling is to give the 506 school board time to rethink this project, which is under sized. 507 508 GERALD UJDAK: Mr. Morrison there are many other factors that we cannot seem to 509 fathom either, there are some serious questions. That part of South Bend School 510 Corporation district is lacking one to two schools and they are proposing to build a school 511 with an 80% capacity of the present Harrison School. 512 513 JOHN OXIAN: Regarding this situation we are compromising mainly because of 514 my talk with Pat Bauer regarding the fact that bonds have been issued and contractual 515 work has begun on the new school. I agree that this not the right solution to the problems 516 surrounding this area. I know that if we take a stand on this school we are going to have 517 problems before the City Council, if I am going to take a stand I would rather do it on 518 Nunner and Washington School. 519 520 MARY JANE CHASE: Is this going to be a practice by the school administration to 521 issue bonds early, thus, trapping people into agreeing with them in the future? 522 523 JOHN OXIAN: We have always had communications and a working partnership 524 with the School Corporation until recently when communications ceased with the new 525 administration. The only other building that the Commission would even consider for 526 landmark designation would be Marquette, all others have either been demolished or 527 designated. I would like to make a motion to withdraw Harrison School from the agenda. 528 529 GERALD UJDAK: I second the motion. 530 531 _ After due consideration, the following action was taken: 532 533 Upon a motion by John Oxian, being seconded by Gerald Ujdak and carried with 534 Martha Choitz against and Joann Sporleder abstaining, the motion to withdraw 3302 W. 535 Western, Harrison School, was approved. 536 537 538 2. 1534 W. Sample, Washington School 539 540 GERALD UJDAK: This is the only school ever built in South Bend at the request of 541 recent immigrants. They actually formed a committee, which spent two years to get 542 approval for this school. Prior to the erection of this school, the nearest school was 543 Oliver, which was full and over a mile away. 544 545 JOANN SPORLEDER: Weren't schools very nationalistic at that time? 546 547 GERALD UJDAK: Yes, both schools and churches were very nationalistic. 548 12 549 JOANN SPORLEDER: So by building this public school was a large step out of 550 ethnic segregation. 551 552 GERALD UJDAK: This building was originally built to house kindergarten through 553 eighth grade and has seen very little alteration to it over the years. 554 555 RICHARD MORRISON: Am I under the correct impression that the School 556 Corporation wants to maintain parts of Washington School for a maintenance garage? 557 558 JOHN OXIAN: Yes. 559 560 GERALD UJDAK: The portion of high ceiling shops that Ivy Tech added is being 561 considered as a possible place for the maintenance department. 562 563 RICHARD MORRISON: If we recommend Washington School for historic 564 designation will it end up sitting there like Oliver School where the school retains 565 ownership and lets the building fall into ruin. 566 567 GERALD UJDAK: The feeling that Mr. Oxian and I came away with after our meeting 568 with Dr. Raymond was that as far as Dr. Raymond is concerned the front portion of the 569 building will be demolished, period, end of discussion. 570 571 RICHARD MORRISON: So if the Council approves the landmark designation the 572 building is just going to sit there. 573 574 JOHN OXIAN: There is an organization interested in using the facility as a 575 business incubator. 576 577 RICHARD MORRISON: We have no control other then landmark status, the school 578 could choose not to sell and let it sit. 579 580 JOHN OXIAN: The school board can do that, in fact they killed a potentially 581 prosperous redevelopment of Oliver School when Arthur Zigler, a developer from 582 Pittsburgh, should interested in Oliver, Central and various areas of downtown. 583 584 MARTHA CHOITZ: There are a lot of options and interested parties in regards 585 to this building. 586 587 RICHARD MORRISON: What is your relationship with Pat Bauer? 588 589 JOHN OXIAN: I have known Mr. Bauer for many years, he called me the day after 590 the meeting to discuss ideas for Washington and Nuner Schools. 591 592 GERALD UJDAK: I think he wants to see a happy solution to the problems. 593 13 594 RHONDA SAUNDERS: If this school is landmarked doesn't if fall under the 595 minimum maintenance standards for landmarks and as such, if they let the building go we 596 can go after them? 597 598 JOHN OXIAN: Yes. 599 600 RICHARD MORRISON: I move to send 1534 W. Sample, Washington School, to the 601 Common Council with a favorable recommendation for landmark designation of the 602 original portion of the school and the front yard to the street. 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 GERALD UJDAK: I second the motion. After due consideration, the following action was taken: Upona motion by Richard Morrison, being seconded by Gerald Ujdak and carried unanimously that proposed local landmark 1534 W. Sample, Washington School, be sent to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation for landmark designation for the original portion of the school building and front yard to the street. II. REGULAR BUSINESS A. Approval of Minutes (March & April) CATHERINE HOSTETLER: There are some errors on the March 19, 2001 minutes, line 101 it states that the motion is seconded by Martha Choitz when it was seconded by Joann Sporleder and on line 319 David Eckrich's name is misspelled. MARTHA CHOITZ: I move to accept the minutes from March 19 and April 9t' as corrected. MARY JANE CHASE: I second the motion. After due consideration, the following action was taken: Upon a motion by Martha Choitz, being seconded by Mary Jane Chase and carried unanimously, the minutes from March 19th and May 9th were accepted as corrected. B. Treasurer's Report JERRY WEINER: I have circulated copies of the St. Joseph County budget report. CATHERINE HOSTETLER: I move to accept the treasurer's report as submitted by Mr. Weiner. RICHARD HELMUS: I second the motion. 14/ 640 After due consideration, the following action was taken: 641 642 Upon a motion by Catherine Hostetler, being seconded by Richard 643 Helmus and carried unanimously the treasurers report was accepted as presented. 644 645 646 C. Correspondence 647 None. 648 649 D. Committee Reports 650 1. Historic Districts 651 652 CATHERINE HOSTETLER: I received a phone call from Karen Ainsley of the 653 Park Avenue area, a week ago during which she said the application would be presented 654 before the PANA monthly board meeting on Wednesday and if they approve the wording 655 she would submit to the Historic Preservation Commission. Apparently, they are still 656 working on it. 657 658 RHONDA SAUNDERS: The liaison terms are up this month. I sent out the 659 nomination for new members with the spring newsletter and only received three back 660 from all the districts. I am not sure how to continue. 661 662 JOHN OXIAN: If we do not receive a response then the President, along with the 663 Executive Board, will canvas the neighborhoods and will appoint members. If you do not 664 hear anything by the end of May, the Commission will take the appropriate actions. 665 666 2. Local Landmarks 1" Reading 667 668 JOHN OXIAN: All the landmarks have gone through except the railroad bridge. 669 The accident earlier this month is causing some delays in getting this ordinance passed. I 670 will be before the council next Tuesday regarding this matter. What bothers me about all 671 of this is the last letter that the railroad submitted. I might just invoke interim protection 672 over the bridge to prevent the railroad from coming in and doing a quick demolition of 673 the bridge. 674 675 JOANN SPORLEDER: Is this an active line? 676 677 JOHN OXIAN: No, it cannot be accessed anymore because portions of the railroad 678 tracks have been paved over on Rupel Street. 679 680 JOANN SPORLEDER: Has the railroad petitioned to abandon the line? 681 682 JOHN OXIAN: No, nothing has changed since the last meeting except the railroads 683 attorneys are back in the picture. 684 15 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 JOANN SPORLEDER: Is there a way to find out if they initiated abandonment procedures because if they go this route legislation will make them demolish the bridge. JOHN OXIAN: If there are no objections after I speak with the Council I want to invoke interim protection for this bridge. 3. Standards and Maintenance a. 730 Bronson CATHERINE HOSTETLER: Mrs. Saunders and I met with Mr. Berndt at 730 Bronson. His house has been in a state of disrepair since the 1960s. He requested a time frame for all necessary repairs. Mrs. Saunders and I put together the following time frame: that the carport be demolished and the roof steps removed with in thirty days; repair/replace rotting material with new, gutters, soffits, downspouts, porch, windows, stairs by end of August; scrape and paint exterior siding by end November 2001; re -roof by end of 2002 and permanently take care of exterior siding by end of 2002. MARTHA CHOITZ: Does anyone currently live there? CATHERINE HOSTETLER: His elderly parents reside there. They have an addition on this house sided by chipboard. JOHN OXIAN: Have they come in for a Certificate of Appropriateness? RHONDA SAUNDERS: No, however, if they fail to comply I will send them another notice and a notice will be sent by the legal department. E. Staff Reports 1. CoA Staff Approvals (see attachment) 2. Legal 717 THOMAS BODNAR: , I don't know if you read in the paper that Senate Bill 255 718 passed and has been signed by the Governor. I will have a statement regarding this bill 719 before the next meeting. I would like to have everyone here fifteen minutes early for an 720 executive session. 721 722 3. Miscellaneous Activities & Grants 723 724 JOHN OXIAN: The Oliver Association might be interested in having the 725 Commission write a grant for a feasibility study regarding the conversion of one of the 726 buildings into an Oliver Museum. 727 728 111. OLD BUSINESS 729 A. Re -Rate 1534 W. Sample 730 16 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 RHONDA SAUNDERS: This building can be re -rated to an S/11 or S/12. JOHN OXIAN: I move to re -rate 1534 W. Sample to an S/12. MARTHA CHOITZ: I second the motion. After due consideration, the following action was taken. Upon a motion by John Oxian, being seconded by Martha Choitz and carried unanimously the structure at 1534 W. Sample was re -rated to an S/12. B. Madison School Project See attachment. IV. NEW BUSINESS A. Re -Rate 745 Leland RHONDA SAUNDERS: The owner approached the Commission to re -rate this structure. JOHN OXIAN: I The structure should be re -rated from a C/9 to S/12. We are going to approach the owner to see if she is interested in landmarking the property. RICHARD MORRISON: I move to re -rate the property at 745 Leland to an S/12. JOANN SPORLEDER: I second the motion. After due consideration, the following action was taken: Upon a motion by Richard Morrison, being seconded by Joann Sporleder and carried unanimously the property 745 Leland was re -rated to an S/12. V. HEARING OF VISITORS VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS VII. ADJOURNMENT RICHARD MORRISON: CATHERINE HOSTETLER: I move to adjourn the meeting. I second the motion. After due consideration, the following action was taken: 17 777 Upon a motion by Richard Morrison, being seconded by Catherine Hostetler and 778 carried unanimously the meeting was adjourned at 10:05pm. 779 780 Historic Preservation Commission 781 Of South Bend and St. Joseph 782 County, Indiana. 783 784 785 ATTEST: 786 Secretary 18 m June 11, 2001 HISTORIC LANDMARKS FOUNDAnON OF INDIANA Northern Regional Office Probst House 520 East Colfax Avenue South Bend, Indiana 46617 219 232 4534 Fax: 219 232 5549 Mr. John Oxian President I Estoric Preservation of South Bend and St. Joseph County South Bend, IN 46601 Re: National Register Nomination for the South Bend Remedy Building Dear Mr. Oxian, Enclosed you will find an application for nomination of the South Bend Remedy Company building to the National Register as a historic resource in the West Washington National Register district. Let me explain the reason for this nomination. At previous meetings (2 to be exact) the HPC has acted on our request to approve the relocation of the South Bend RemedyBuilding from 501 W. Colfax to 402 W. Washington. Those actions were required due to procedural requirements mandated by the Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and the National Park Service in order for the Remedy building to retain its listing on the National Register following the relocation. We -had been working closely with the DHPA for the requirements in this matter as they had, awarded a grant to the project. In April, the Indiana Division of ITistoric Preservation and Archaeology notified us that the Remedy building was not on the National Register at its current site. This despite the fact that it was listed in their publication of sites and structures that are listed on the National Register. The Remedy building had been listed as part of the downtown South Bend Multiple Resource district before its move. However, no-one apparently followed up with the DHPA /NPS following the move in 1988 and the building was de -listed. Now, in order for us to utilize the grant which they awarded to us for the project, we have to develop a new national register nomination (enclosed) and get it re -listed at its current site at 501 W. Colfax. Assuming that the Remedy building is again listed, we will also be required to come back to the HPC and DHPA following the building's relocation to W. Washington and seek approval for the move in order to maintain the new listing. My sincere apologies for the extra time and effort that this has placed on you, your staff and fellow commission members. A representative from my office will be present at the meeting to answer any questions. Si Todd A. Zeiger bNPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 1. Name of Property historic name South Bend Remedv Companv Buildina other names/site number 141-56150-598 (oriainal site) / 141-598-33034 (current site) 2. Location street & number city or town 501 W. Colfax South Bend state Indiana code- IN county St. Joseph 3. State/Federal Agency Certification ❑ not for publication ❑ vicinity zip code 46601 As the designated aL�thority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1986, as amended, I hereby certify that this ❑ nomination ❑ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property ❑ meets ❑ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant ❑ nationally ❑ statewide ❑ locally. (❑ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying officialfritle Date Indiana Department of Natural Resources State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property ❑ meets ❑ does not meet the National Register criteria. (❑ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of commenting or other official State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification hereby certify that this property is: ❑ entered in the National Register. ❑ See continuation sheet. ❑ determined eligible for the National Register. ❑ See continuation sheet. ❑ determined not eligible for the National Register. ❑ removed from the National Register. Date ❑ other (explain:) Signature of Keeper Date of Action r i South Bend Remedv Comoanv_ Building Property Name ?Classification Ownership of Property (Check as many boxes as apply) X private ❑ public -local ❑ public -State ❑ public -Federal Category of Property (Check only one box) X building(s) ❑ district ❑ site ❑ structure ❑ object Name of related multiple property listing (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Commerce/Trade: business —idustry/Processing/Extraction: manufacturing facility Domestic: multiple dwelling 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) Late Victorian: Classic Revival Late Victorian: Queen Anne St. JoseDh. Indiana County and State Number of Resources within Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count) Contributing Noncontributing 1 0 buildings sites structures objects 1 1 Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register 1 Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Vacant Materials (Enter categories from instructions) foundation Poured concrete walls Stone: limestone Brick roof Asohalt other Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) See Continuation Sheet(s) South Bend Remedv COmoanv Buildino St. Joseoh. Indiana Property Name County and State 8. Statement of Significance 111kI!cable,National Register Criteria Areas of Significance "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for (Enter categories from instructions) National Register listing) Architecture ❑ A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. ❑ B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. X C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. ❑ D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield information important in prehistory or history. Significant Dates Criteria Considerations 1895 — date of Construction (Mark 'x" in all the boxes that apply.) 1988 — date of relocation Property is: ❑ A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) removed from its original location. N/A ❑ C a birthplace or a grave. Cultural Affiliation ❑ D a cemetery. ❑ E a reconstructed building, object or structure. ❑ F a commemorative property. ❑ G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance Architect/Builder within the past 50 years. Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS) Record # ❑ preliminary determination of individual listing (36 .CFR 67).has.been requested. reviously listed in the National Register reviously determined eligible by the National Register esignated a National Historic Landmark ❑ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey ❑ recorded by Historic American Engineering Primary location of additional data ❑ State Historic Preservation Office ❑ Other State agency ❑ Federal agency ❑ Local government ❑ University X Other: Name of repository: Hist. Landmarks Foundation f t 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property —M References ace additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) 1 3 _ Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 2 4 _ ❑ See continuation sheet. Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By name/title Todd Zeiaer organization Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana street & number 520 E. Colfax city or town South Bend Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: ntinuation Sheets ' ps date telephone state I N June 1. 2001 219-232-4534 zip code 46617 A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of the SHPO or FPO.) name Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana street & number 340 W. Michigan telephone city or town Indianapolis state IN zip code 46202-3204 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O.-,Box 37127, Washington; DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Auctions Project (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. NPS Form 10-900, OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) ited States Department of the Interior tional Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 7 Page Narrative Description The South Bend Remedy Company Building (Remedy building) is a two story, masonry, Classic Revival/Queen Anne style structure with a rectangular plan, a steeply pitched hip roof with conical corner tower. The Remedy Building was moved to its current location (501 W. Colfax) within the West Washington National Register District in 1988. It was listed as a historic resource within the Downtown South Bend Historic Multiple Resource area when it was located at its original site (220 W. LaSalle). The Downtown South Bend Multiple Resource area was listed in the National Register on June 5, 1985. The relocation of the structure was necessitated due to its threatened demolition to make way for the construction of a new press building for the South Bend Tribune. Despite its relocation and varied reuses since its construction, the exterior remains unaltered from its original design. Originally the structure was situated close to the street with little setback. Its current siting reflects the dominant set backs found within the West Washington National Register District — most directly the toric Birdsell mansion which is located on the next parcel west from the Remedy building. The current lot was never landscaped and remains a flat lot with grass no trees or fencing. The Remedy building is two stories high and is constructed of solid masonry (brick and limestone). It was designed as the end bay of a eventual set of row houses. And while additional structures were never developed at its original location, the "row house" design is carried out in the concentration of finish details on the front and a portion of the west facades. The Remedy building survives as South Bend's last remaining examples of "row house" style design. The structure sits on a raised basement demarcated by rock faced ashler limestone and is separated from the first floor by a limestone string course. Above the belt coarse on the main fagade, smooth faced limestone with a butter joint is carried to the second floor where smooth faced red brick with a butter joint terminates at a wide frieze band of garlands and torches topped by a denticulated cornice. A raised recessed entrance is surrounded with smooth limestone accented by decorative incised bands. The entry appears to be a double leafed door but the left side is fixed. Constructed in oak, both sides have a square panel and window and are topped by transoms. Above the entrance is a round turret with a conical roof punctuated by three windows. The turret projects from the plane of the fagade at the second floor level. The base of the turret is carved with an organic motif and a cartouche with the original address of the building (220) carved in the limestone. The second floor center windows have the same pattern that is used in the turret.. A pediment punctuates the steeply sloped roof immediately above_the windows.. The pediment contains an oculus window with a decorative limestone surround. The balance of the elevations are red ck with regular mortar joints. On the first floor, just right of the entrance is a three part window with double nung windows flanking a large fixed window all topped with a transom. All windows on the structure are wood and are original. NPS Form 10-900 Rev. 10-90) ited States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 7 Page 2 OMB No. 1024-0018 Entering through the recessed main entrance, the front foyer is finished in oak with an open staircase leading to the second floor. The turned spindles terminate at the open treads. The stair is finished with recessed panels of oak. A study is north off the foyer which contains a fireplace surrounded by glazed brick and oak woodwork. Much of the original woodwork has been removed. The first floor plan contained a central hallway, which three rooms abut on each side. A waiting room/reception area is along the front of the structure. The second floor contains a large meeting room and three additional rooms. An outstanding c. 1920 era bathroom exists containing original light fixtures, yellow and black glazed tile, original decorative sinks with chrome legs and original medicine cabinets, bathtub and toilet. A rear stair connects the small kitchen on the second floor to the first floor. The attic is unfinished but is accessed through an opening bookcase in the second floor, turret room. The mrret room is finished with bookcases. NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) meted States Department of the Interior Mional Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 8 Page Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) The South Bend Remedy building is an outstanding example of Classic Revival/Queen Anne style architecture. The exquisite details carried out in the detailing of the limestone make it a unique architectural composition. It is also unique in that it is the only remaining building in South Bend/St. Joseph County constructed as a "row house". The Remedy building is the only commercial structure in South Bend that was designed to look like a residence. Although moved to its current location, it retains its significance related to architecture as the exterior has remained unaltered since its construction. The construction date of the Remedy building (1895) falls within the period of significance for the West Washington National Register District (1850-1920). The district contains examples of many varied types of architecture including different examples of Classical revival and RPeen Anne style structures. The Remedy building was listed in the 1993 Historic Sites and Structures Inventory of South Bend as an S/12 as a part of the West Washington National Register District The South Bend Remedy building was built in 1895 by Albert H. Kelly to house the office and laboratory of his mail-order patent medicine business — The South Bend Remedy Company. The company's specialty was Magnolia Blossom," a remedy for "women's complaints." The company ceased to exist in 1928 after the death of Albert Kelly's son,(Albert Kelly, Jr.). Albert Kelly, Sr., died in 1924. Subsequent uses of the building have included political headquarters, architect's and engineer's offices, an apartment, and auto parts storage. It has remained vacant since its relocation in 1988. NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) Mted States Department of the Interior Mional Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 10 Page Verbal Boundary Description OMB No. 1024-0018 The boundary of the lot is the legal description of the lot which is as follows: Part of Bank Out Lot Numbered fifteen (15) of the First Plat of Out Lots of the Town, now City of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, as platted by the State Bank of Indiana, bounded by a line running as follows, viz: Beginning at the intersection of the North line of Colfax Avenue with the West line of William Street, as now established, in the City of South Bend, thence running West along the North line of said Colfax Avenue a distance of 56.8 feet; thence North on a line parallel with the East line of said Bank Out Lot 15 a distance of 198.24 feet to the South line of a public alley; thence East on said line 56.80 feet to the West line of said William Street; thence South on said West line 198.24 feet to the place of beginning. NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) ited States Department of the Interior �tional Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 10 Page 2 Boundary Justification OMB No. 1024-0018 The boundary was chosen as it is the lot of record for the building. It is within the West Washington National Register District. STAFF APPROVED COA'S 1) 420 W. Washington - 2nd story rails replaced in-kind. 2) 771 Lincolnway East - in-kind re -roof. 3) 706 N. St. Joseph - removal of overgrown bushes. 4) 808 W. Washington - in-kind replacement of wood fence damaged in storm. 5) 1402 E. Wayne - in-kind re -roof. AMENDMENT I SECTION 8 — Director a) The Director of the Commission shall be an employee of the Commission b) The Director is to direct all the activities and projects of the Commission and manage the functions of the office and staff c) The Director shall report and be under the direct authority of the President and/or Vice President between regular board meetings d) The Director shall also report to the Commission and/or chair person of all established committees. SECTION 9 — Assistant Director a) The Assistant Director shall assume the position of Director and its authority on the absence of the Director b) The Assistant Director shall conduct the Certificate of Appropriateness application process for Landmarks and Historic Districts. SECTION 10 — All vouchers, checks, money transfers, etc., shall be required to have the signature of the Director and/or Treasurer and/or President.