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Regular Meeting — 7th Floor — County -City Building
Monday, September 20, 2004 7:30 PM
I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL
H. PUBLIC HEARING
A. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
1. 2004-0830; 1049 Riverside Drive; replace rear wood storm door;
replace original wood double -hung window with glass block window.
2. 2004-0903-1; 740 Bronson Court; replace wooden retaining wall with
stone wall and metal fence.
3.. 2004-0903-2; 739 Bronson Court; Infill Building, 30"x56" house with
6/12 pitch gable -front roof and 3011x22” detached garage.
B. HEARING OF VISITORS
M. REGULAR BUSINESS
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: June 2004; August 2004
B. TREASURER'S REPORT
C. COMMITTEE REPORTS: appoint nominating committee
D. STAFF REPORTS:
1. C of A Approvals; Correspondence.
2. Grant status
3. Legal Report
(a) Reduced Property Tax Assessments for Easement Properties
(b) Fair Labor Standards Act; new interpretative Regulations
( c) Review of Public Notice requirements
IV. OLD BUSINESS
1. Chapin Park Local Historic District Update
2. Re -authorize Memorandum of Agreement with Historic Landmarks
Foundation for new City Decennial Survey and amendments to County Survey.
V. NEW BUSINESS
1. Accept resignation of Historic Preservation Commission officers
(Secretary Virginia O'Hair; Treasurer Catherine Hostetler)
2. Appoint interim Secretary & Treasurer to serve through December, 2004
3. Accept resignation of Director
4. Review Applications received for director position
VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS, & MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS; ADJOURN
STAFF REPORT
CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
Date: 09/09/04
Application Number: 2004-0830
Property Location: 1049 Riverside Drive
Property.Owner: Ann & Tom Price
Landmark or District Designation: Riverside Drive LHD
Rating: Contributing - 9 Carpenter Builder — Queen Anne
APPLICATION ITEMS:
A.) Replacement of rear wood storm door (single light over two -panels) with a triple track aluminum
storm door.
B.) Original wood double hung window with glass block window.
Staff has approved the installation of wood storm windows and a rear door to replace an existing and
inappropriate solid Colonial style cross and bible door.
PRESERVATION STANDARDS
IIC. Required: Original windows and doors shall be retained including sashes, lintels; sills, shutters,
decorative glass. When deteriorated beyond repair, they shall be replaced with units and trim
resembling the original.
Recommended: Wood frame storm windows and doors painted to match the original should be
used but should not damage existing frames. If new sashes or doors are installed, the existing or
original materials, design, and hardware should be used.
Prohibited: Inappropriate new window and door features, such as aluminum insulation glass
combinations that require the removal of the original windows and doors, shall not be installed.
HIB. Not Recommended: Glass block should not be used.
RECOMMENDATION
Part A: Rear storm door,
In 1992, the present owners received approval to replace an inappropriate storm door with the very.
nice existing wood storm door. It has a large single light over two panels. As the Riverside Drive
guidelines recommend wood storm doors, this existing door is in keeping with the philosophy of the
district's rehabilitation guidelines to encourage restoration of original and appropriate materials, if not
design. This door has unfortunately warped due to sun exposure and weathering, and the door hardware
(springs and hinges) is broken. ,
The Price's propose to install a triple track aluminum storm door, which is not historically
appropriate to their Queen Anne — Carpenter Builder style house based on the proposed door's materials
and design. The proposed door is as historic as the storm door existing at the time of the district's
founding, but not as appropriate as the present wood storm door. Staff would have recommended a
replacement wood storm door similar to the design of the existing storm door.
Part C: Bathroom window replacement
The Price's propose to replace an original wood double hung window with a glass block window.
The window is located on a wall located within the shower stall.
A parted curtain provides some protection of the window from water, but mainly.it traps moisture
and mildew on the windowsill and sashes. The bathroom does not have an electric fan that vents moist
and humid air to the outdoors. The window weight system is broken and the window needs to be propped
open, but currently it is not. The bathroom does not have any ventilation, which would be the primary
way to solve the Price's moisture problems. They are planning to install an electric fan to vent to the
exterior..
The Riverside Drive Historic District guidelines clearly state that original windows shall be
retained, and that glass block windows are not appropriate to the district.
Staff has inspected the window, suggested some carpenters who would be able to refurbish the
wood window, and donated Abatron Wood Epoxy and Consolidant to the Price's. Fixing the window
weight system with either new chains or cords would allow for an open window to increase ventilation in
the bathroom. Staff has also recommended a different shower curtain configuration to better keep water
from directly hitting the sill and sashes. Other historic house owners have used wooden boat paint to
protect their wood windows.
Please note that a glass block window will not increase bathroom ventilation, but it would
absolutely stifle any chance a breeze would be able to enter the room. It seems possible that with the
owners' current plan to install a fan, with a different curtain, and with refurbishing the window with
Abatron, a new weight system, and a meticulous paint job, the wood window could be retained.
As stated in the district's guidelines, glass block is not an appropriate building material or window
type and should not be used.- It is my understanding that Bob Yapp had not consulted the historic
district's guidelines before advising the owners' to use glass block (see owners' letter). Other historic
house owners have removed previously installed bathroom glass block windows because they had shifted
in the opening and cracked.
Based on the district's guidelines, the glass block window is inappropriate and staff does not
recommend approval of this portion of the application.
Application
-FOR-
Certificate of Appropriateness
Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend & St. Joseph County
125 S. Lafayette Blvd., South Bend, Indiana 46601
iVlailing Address: County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana 16601
Phone: 574-235-9798 • Fax:574.235-9578 • Email: historicCimichiana.org
I''ebsite: littp://con-Lniuriity.niicliiitii.org/Iiistoric/
A Certified Local Government
OFFICE USE ONLY—-- DO NOT CO VPLETE ANY ENTRIES CONTAINED N THIS BOY --—OFFICE USE ONLY
Date Received
Past Reviews: [:]YES (Date of Ust lienicto)
Staff Approval authorized by:
Historic Commission Review Date:
Application Number — — — — -
Local Landmark Local Historic District (Name) _
National Landmark National Register District (Nance)
Certificate of Appropriateness:
NO
Title:
❑ Denied E] Tabled E] Sent To Committee ❑ Approved and Issued
DATE
Address of Property for proposed work: I ( ) q� RIVct-St C/ Di IV i
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Name of Property Owner(s): (Please Print) �n 4,O ` 1 _ C) C e
Address of Property Owner(s): c�sa f \ ` 1
Contractor(s) Name: I& In �7tPe'
Contract Company Name:
Contractor Address:
City:
Current Use of Building:
Type of Building Construction:
Phone:
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( Wood Frame — Brick — Stone — Steel — Concrete — Other)
Proposed Work: 0 -In-kind F] Landscape E] New SKReplacement (met in-kind) [:] Demolition
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— APPLICATION REQUIREVE,NTS ARE LISTED ON REVERSE SIDE —
-Julie -L. Schutte
Assistant Director
Historic Preservation Commission
227 W. Jefferson Blvd.
South Bend, IN 46601-1830
Monday, August 30, 2004
Dear Julie,
I'm attaching this letter of explanation to our application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for
a variety of construction projects for our house at 1049 Riverside Drive because, based on your
letter of Aug. 17, I'm afraid you have completely misunderstood my explanation by telephone.
I am hopeful this can all be approved no later than the September Historic Preservation
Commission meeting, because we are scheduled to begin preparation work for exterior painting
of our home that month and we would like the work (described below) to be completed in
conjunction with the painting.
First, to summarize our overall plans for exterior in-kind and replacement work requiring
Certificates of Appropriateness:
I) In-kind replacement of deteriorating exterior rear storm and rear entry door. (This
includes rebuilding a rotted threshold.) The new doors were purchased at Home Depot
and a local contractor will perform the installation.
2) Replacement of historically inappropriate aluminum -track exterior storms/screens with
'`historic storm/screen combo" wooden storm windows (highlighted in the July 3 HPC -
promoted seminar featuring Bob Yapp of Historic Landmarks Foundation's Northern
.Indiana office in South Bend). There are 12 such aluminum -track windows on the second
and third stories of our home, where we are considering this kind of replacement. (The
first story has the oris-inal wooden storms.) Depending on costs, we plan to replace at
least the four front -facing windows now, possibly more. These replacement windows are
manufactured by Adams Architectural Wood Products in Eldridge. Iowa, and are clear
pine. preservative -treated. with full mortise/tenon joinery, double -strength glass, full
screens and factory priming. Before the HPC -sponsored seminar, we had originally
planned to have the aluminum tracks painted to better blend in with the house's color
scheme, but now that we are aware of a practical, energy-efficient and historically
appropriate solution, we're trying to implement this change somewhat late in our home -
improvement schedule.
3) Replacement of historically inappropriate aluminum -track exterior storm/screen outside
the second -floor bathroom on the east side (driveway side) with the house's original
exterior storm using Frosted -glass pane to prevent gazing into the bathroom from the
house across the driveway. (According to Bob Yapp, homes in this era typically used
frosted glass in their bathroom Nvindows.) This window would be weatherproofed and be
able to be removed from the exterior only (in the event of broken glass).
In relation to project 3, we al'so wanted to inform the Historic Preservation Commission of some
interior work we are doing .N.-ith a renovation of our second -floor bathroom. Because this is
interior work. we do not believe a Certificate of Appropriateness is required. Nevertheless.
because we are concerned about the historic character of our home, as well as its efficiency for
151 -century life, we want to share with you the frill details of our plans.
The second -floor bathroom is currently experiencing serious mildew problems and water damage
for lack of adequate ventilation and, frankly, design that does not accommodate the use of a
shoNver/bath. The second -floor bathroom window (described in project 3 above) is actually
located within the bath/shower unit itself, and the 2 x 3%-f6ot wooden window frame and sill are
experiencing significant rotting, despite having been repainted several times during the 13 years
xve have lived here. While we believe our plans to add a through -the -roof ventilation fan will
take care of the general mildew problems. we have searched for other ways to remedy the
problems of the rotting window frame and sill. (In 13 years, we have learned that the curtain rod
and shower curtain over this window does not work. And in our family of four, this is used
extensively and primarily as a shower.)
In consulting with local contractors, Nve've heard a variety of suggestions for chances. One
suggested simply completely covering over the window from the inside with a plastic
shower/bath enclosure - not the kind of slipshod work we would do. In the end, after consulting
again with Bob Yapp of Historic Landmarks, we believe the best solution is to remove the
interior window and sill while we re -tile the bathroom wall and construct an interior glass -block
wall in place of the rotting wooden window frame and sill. This would provide a waterproof
interior surface and plenty of light within our bathroom. On a personal note, it took a while for us
to overcome our own knee-jerk opposition to any mention of glass block in the same sentence
with historic renovation. Yet, with the installation of what for all intents and purposes is a fixed
original exterior wooden storm window kvith frosted <-,lass, the interior glass block wall would
not be visible from the exterior.
While I'm delivering this letter and the C of A application in person, I hope to e-mail pictures of
the bathroom window so you can see what Fin describing with your own eyes.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about these projects or need additional
information or documentation. While our contractors have not been finalized for all our projects
at the time of this writing. we are receiving a bid from a local contractor recommended by Bob
Yapp as having experience with these historically appropriate replacement windows. Thanks
again for your consideration. We anticipate filing another C of A application in the coming
month for exterior landscaping work to our home, so I plan to be in touch.
Sincerely,
L`kle
Tom Price
1049 Riverside Drive. South Bend, IN 46616
Riverside Drive HPC liaison committee member
Home: (574) 288-3508 Mobile: (574) 514-2169 Work: (574) 523-3021
E-mail: Toml''r i\-1tnnoniteMission.net
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STAFF REPORT
CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
Date: 09/09/04
Application Number:
Property Location:
2004-0903-1
740 Bronson Court
Property Owner: Elizabeth and Ron Farr
Landmark or District Designation: Edgewater Drive LHD
Rating: Non-contributing -- Built in 1877; 1980s faux stucco and timber siding over gabled ell frame
house
APPLICATION ITEMS:
Replace wood railroad tie retaining wall with a 4' high wall. The proposed wall would have a concrete
footing, concrete block bearing wall with 12" blocks, field stone facing, and sandstone cap. The proposed
wall would also have 8" by 8" posts to designate entryways and corners for -future lights. Staff has not
received a drawing of the proposal nor have the owners determined what types of lights they propose to
install on the wall. [Slight changes
PRESERVATION STANDARDS
IA. The Environment; Required: New plant materials, fencing, walkways, streetlights, signs, and benches
shall be compatible with the character of the neighborhood in size, scale, material, and color.
IB. Building Site, Landscaping, and Accessories; Recommended: New site work should be based upon
actual knowledge of the past appearance of the property found in photographs, drawings, and newspapers.
New site work should be appropriate to existing surrounding site elements in scale, type and appearance.
RECOMMENDATION
The Edgewater District guidelines note, "Individual properties in the district are characterized by a
house located in the center of a flat lawn, often divided by a walk leading to the front entrance" (page 29).
In the early 1980s, the present owners of 740 Bronson Street constructed a rather sturdy barrier around
their house with railroad ties of varying heights. The affect is somewhat reminiscent of a medieval fort
with a faux -Tudor cottage within its walls.
According to oral history, this property once had a weathered concrete retaining wall with a
Victorian wrought -iron fence. The Edgewater District guidelines recommend new site work should be
based upon the past historically contributing appearance of the property. A concrete wall and wrought
iron fence arrangement would be most appropriate to the yard, and the period in which this home was
originally constructed. There are some very attractive iron fences and concrete retaining wall
arrangements to be found in South Bend including: 405 West Wayne Street, a Second Empire residence,
Trinity School, and the Hansel Center. Both of these examples are scaled for an urban or institutional
site. A more residential scaled curb and fence would be appropriate to the property and the district as
shown in the images provided with the staff report.
In addition to the concrete wall with the iron fence, several raised yards gently slope towards the
sidewalk within the bounds of the district. This treatment would also be appropriate to 740 Bronson.
As staff has not received a scale drawing of this wall though staff advised the owners to
submit one with the application, staff was not able to draft a complete report and cannot
recommend approval of the application. Staff would recommend the owners review the philosophy of
the district and the landscape history of their property before proceeding further.
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Application
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FOR-
Certificate of Appropriatetiess
Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend & St. Joseph County
125 S. Lafayette Blvd., South Bend, Indiana 46601
Mailing Address: County -City Building, SouthBend, hidiana 46601
Phone: 574-235-9798 • Fax:574235-9578 • Email: historinicluana.org
Website: http://commurtity.micliiana.org/historic/
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A Certified Local Government
OFFICE USE ONLY—»» DO NOT COMPLETE ANY ENTRIES CONTAINED IN THIS 00X >-—OFFICE USE ONLY
Date Received C1-03- C) Application Numbero- ° 0'I - 0503-1
Past Reviews: [:] YES (Vale of Ust Rcviczo)
Staff Approval authorized by:
Historic Commission Review Date:
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Title:
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E] National Landmark F] National Register District (Name) Q
Certificate of Appropriateness:
❑ Denied [] Tabled ❑ Sent To Committee E] Approved and Issued
• DATE
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Address of Property for proposed work:
/ / Street Number and Street Name
Name of Property Owner(s): (Please Print) (�P�`�;Z,4um_
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Address of Property Owner(s): {V ej d' -f 0,.,) C
Contractor(s) Name: — ��e 1�
Contract Company Name: 6,12
Contractor Address: 7�0/t
City: 'rB y/ T7 Phone: ��LlZ�c3
Current Use of Building:
(Single Fmnil y — Multi -Family — Commercial — Government — Industrial — Vacant — etc.)
Type of Building Construction: ezg=
( od Frame — Brick — Stone — Steel — Concrete — Other)
Proposed Work: In-kind ❑ Landscape [] New (X Replacement (not in-kind) E] Demolition
(more than one box may be checked)
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Signature o mer Signature of Contractor
— APPLICATION REQUIRENIENTS ARE LISTED ON REVERSE SIDE —
STAFF REPORT
CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
Date: 09/09/04
Application Number:
Property Location:
2004-0903-2
739 Bronson Court
Property Owner: Elizabeth and Ron Farr
Landmark or District Designation: Edgewater Drive LHD
Rating: Vacant Lot — previously occupied by a one and one half story frame gabled ell
APPLICATION ITEMS:
Build 30' by 56' house with a 6' front porch, a 6/12 pitch with gable facing the street, and a 15' setback.
Build 30' by 22' detached garage.
PRESERVATION STANDARDS
IIIA. Height and Proportion Required. The height of a new structure and its height to width proportions
shall be consistent with adjacent buildings in the district. The building height shall be no greater than that
pf the tallest building and no less than that of the lowest existing structure of the same block. Facade
proportions shall be established by permitting no structure with a fagade wider or narrower than those
existing in the same block. _
Recommended. Contemporary designs should be compatible in character and mood to the building
or neighborhood.
Not recommended: Any style or period of architecture that is incompatible with what exists should
not be permitted in the new additions [in this case new construction].
RECOMMENDATION
The Edgewater Place Historic District standard that states, "Contemporary designs should be
compatible in character and mood to the building or the district" infers the question "What designs would
be appropriate to Bronson Court and the Edgewater Place historic district?" The district guideline books
offer many historic styles which would be appropriate guides for contemporary buildings: bungalows, arts
and crafts, American Four-square, Prairie, Dutch Colonial Revival, or Colonial. There are several historic
house plan booklets that have been reprinted to aid contemporary designs, which were included in the
July HPC meeting packets.
The owners submitted only a drawing of the elevation of the proposed fagade. Staff would
characterize this fagade as Contemporary Greek Revival due to the large triangular pediment created by
the gable roof and square porch posts. According to the district's style guide and period of historic
significance, no Greek Revival structure is extant in the district, and the office does not have any record of
such a structure's existence within the district's boundaries. The proposed fagade also has a circular
louver, shutters, and large double hung windows across the fagade that seem oddly spaced in conjuction
with the porch posts.
Most of the residences in the district are two -stories tall and are square in plan. Those that do have
gables facing the street are two -storied and have projecting front porches such as: 520 River Avenue, 528
River Avenue, 651 River Avenue, or 701 Lincolnway East. These houses exemplify the Craftsman,
American Four -Square, and Bungalow styles.
The few houses that are one story in height have either complex rooflines (525 River Avenue —
Airplane Bungalow and 655 River Avenue — Gabled Ell) or have gables that do not face the street (5 10
River Avenue -- Bungalow).
The homes located on Bronson Court are typically vernacular styled buildings with gabled ell
form. Residences of this character have a more complex roofline and form than the proposed in -fill
residence. A contemporary design that reflected the proportions, roof lines, style, height and depth of the
existing homes on Bronson Court would be appropriate to the existing structures in the Edgewater Place
district.
The proportions of the proposed garage are also not in keeping with the other outbuildings and
garages located within the district. The proposed garage is practically three times the size of most of the
garages in the district and would cover a significant portion of the lot.
As staff has not received side elevations of the proposal, a materials list, the height of the
proposed structures, and a finalized site plan, staff cannot provide a finalized recommendation to
the Commission, and staff recommends that this application not be approved.
Staff does note that the drawings as submitted depict a building that is not compatible with the
character and mood of the district, as the.proposal's style is not in keeping with the characteristic styles of
the buildings noted in the Edgewater standards, and the proposed garage and house are not proportional to
other structures in the district. Staff would recommend that this proposal is incompatible with the
district.
Edgewater Place Local Historic District Guidebook
730 Bronson Court (contributing) Vernacular
Built in 1910, probably by Whitcomb & Keller Corporation as a
rental. The house was eventually sold to Mary Souder Richards,
who sold the house to Oran Souder in 1925. Mr. Souder had been
a postal carrier in California. He rented the house out until 1948.
732 Bronson Court (non-contributing) Gabled Ell
Built in 1892, probably by William H. Harper, a grocery store owner
and real estate developer. He sold the house in 1894 to Samuel M.
Robinson, owner of S.M. Robinson and Son. Mr. Robinson sold the
house to the Indiana Real Estate Company in 1903.
733 Bronson Court (contributing) Gabled Ell
Constructed 'in 1892, possibly by real estate developer and grocery
store owner William Harper. The house eventually was sold in 1901
to William M. Garfield, a piano tuner. Mr..Garfield resided here
until 1941 when he moved to Illinois:
735 Bronson Court (non-contributing) Gabled Ell
Built in 1892 by William H. Harper, founder of Harpers Court
Addition to the City. Mr. Harper sold the house to Levi Cottrell in '~
December of 1892., Mr. Cottrell was a Civil War veteran. He owned
the house until his death in 1919, at which time it was passed down `
to his daughter, Lillie Armstrong.
736 Bronson Court (contributing) Gabled Ell
Originally constructed in 1877, the house's earliest known owner
was William H. Harper, a real estate developer. He sold -it to
Samuel Robinson along with 6 other lots in 1894. Mr. Robinson was
owner of S.M. Robinson & Son Real Estate firm. He used the house
as a rental.
739 Bronson Court (demolished 1995) Gabled Ell
Built in 1892 by real estate developer William H. Harper, who sold
the house in 1894 to Benjamin Armstrong. Mr. Armstrong sold it in
1896 to Joseph B. Arnold Sr., a farmer. He resided in this house until
his death in 1920, after which his children sold the house to painter
James Hier and his wife, Sarah.
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Guidebook
Edgewater Place Historic District
740 Bronson Court (non-contributing) Gabled Ell
Originally constructed in 1877, the house was sold to Oran Huff in
1889. Mr. Huff was from one of South Bend's pioneer families and
was president of Huff Lumber Company. He sold the house in 1908
to Catherine Huff.
801 Bronson Court (non-contributing)
Free Classic or Qiceen Anne
Built in 1912 by real estate developers Whitcomb & Keller as a
rental property. They rented the house to Vinnie & Mahlon Rhoades
in 1926 and sold it to them in 1929. Mr. Rhoades died in 1931 and
Mrs. Rhoades remarried to Adelbert Cottrell, an employee of I&M
Electric Company.
805 Bronson Court (non-contributing)
Free Classic or Queen Anne
Built in 1912 by the Whitcomb & Keller Corporation as a rental and
sold to Ralph & Bernice Heick in 1921. They sold the house a year later
to Joseph Heick. Joseph rented the house to Ralph & Bernice Heick
until 1938 when it fell into the hands of the Home Owners Loan, Inc.
509 Edgewater (contributing) Colonial Revival
Built in 1924 by the Whitcomb & Keller Corporation for Roy W. &
Marie Fries. Mr. Fries was the manager for Sailor Brothers furniture
store. He and his wife lived in the house until 1937 at which time
they rented the house to Robert Sutton, a salesman. They sold it to
him in 1939.
517 Edgewater (contributing) Colonial Revival
Built in 1923 by real estate developers Whitcomb & Keller as a
rental. Its first tenant was Albert Klinger, a bank director and pres-
ident of South Bend Supply Company. Whitcomb & Keller contin-
ued to rent the house until 1937 when they sold it to Wilbur & Julia
Stamm. Wilbur was an engineer at I&M Electric Company.
519 Edgewater (contributing) American Foiirsgztare
Built in 1919 by real estate developers Whitcomb & Keller as a
rental property. They rented it to various tenants until 1930 when it
was sold to Dow & Hazel Keim. He ran the Tyler-Keim Tire Com-
pany. They resided in the house until 1944 when Dow gave his
interest in the house to Hazel. Hazel Keim worked for the Abstract
Title Company for 30 years. In 2002, the Cochrain family restored
the front facade and revealed rafter tails.
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Guidebook
Edgewater Place Historic District
510 River Avenue (non-contributing) Bungalow.
Built in 1920 by developers Whitcomb & Keller as a rental. They
rented the house in 1926 to Leos Cunningham, selling it to him in
1929. Mr. Cunningham was a second Lieutenant in the Army as
part of the Army Intelligence Corps during World War I. After the
war he returned to civilian life only to return to active.duty in 1936.
512 River Avenue (contributing) American Foursquare
Built in 1922 by developers Whitcomb & Keller who rented it to
Frank and Margaret Swonk, selling it to them in 1927. Mr. Swonk
was a salesman for Phoenix Manufacturing Company out of Joliet,
Illinois. He lived in the house until 1953 when he gave the house to
his daughter, Frances, a nurse.
513 River Avenue (contributing) Bungalow
Built in 1920 by developers Whitcomb & Keller for Charles D. &
Susan Robinson. Mr. Robinson was a machinist at the Studebaker
plant in Detroit for 23 years. He transferred to the plant in South
Bend in 1920 to become a troubleman and foreman. Mr. Robinson
died in 1935 leaving the house to his wife.
516 River Avenue (contributing) American Foursquare
Built in 1920 by developers Whitcomb & Keller for James & Eleanor
Lowry, who purchased the house in 1929. Mr. Lowry was an
autoworker for the Studebaker Corporation for 22 years. He
resided in this house until his death in 1942, after which his wife
moved but retained it as a rental.
517 River Avenue (contributing) Bungalow
Built . in 1921 by Louise Schiffbauer, widow of Herman
Schiffbauer. Mrs. Schiffbauer was a dressmaker. She resided in the
house until 1947 when she sold it to Dr. Clinton P. Walker, a local
dentist. Dr. Walker used the house as a rental. until 1955 when he
sold it to Robert M. Clark. -
520 River Avenue (contributing) Craftsman
Built in 1923 by developers Whitcomb & Keller for Frank & Louise
Wottaw, who bought the house in 1926. Mr. Wottaw was the district
manager for the Ben Hur Insurance Company. Mr. Wottaw lived
here until his death in 1955, at which time his daughter, Anita
Boswell, inherited the house. She married Howard Boswell, a
salesman from Fort Wayne in 1925. Mrs. Boswell lived in the house
until her death in 1977.
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Edgewater Place Historic District
521 River Avenue (contributing) American Foursquare
Constructed in 1920 by Frank & Glenna Jeffries. Frank owned a real
estate, loans & insurance company. They sold the house in 1922 to
Abraham I. Simon, owner of Simon & Simon Co., grocery store.
524 River Avenue (contributing) Bungalow
Built in 1920 by developers Whitcomb & Keller for Albert &
Blanche Wallace, who bought the house in 1923. Mr. Wallace was
the vice president of the Yellow Cab Company. The Wallaces sold
the house in 1925 to Ola Chambers, co-owner of Chambers -Knapp
Company, dealers in feed.
525 River Avenue (contributing) Craftsman
Built in 1922 by Albert & Viola Holycross, co-owners of Holycross
& Nye, tire dealers. Their company eventually became a Ford deal-
ership which Mr. Holycross & Mr. Nye ran for many years. In the
fall of 1940 they teamed up again, this time to build a hotel in
Florida. Mr. Holycross only lived in this house until 1927 when he
sold it to Ralph Monger.
528 River Avenue Craftsman
(contributing) Cra
g .�
Built in 1920 as a rental by developers Whitcomb & Keller who sold
it in 1924 to Welby & Maude Miller. Mr. Miller was a salesman for
the Citizens Trust and Savings Bank, dealing in investments and
securities. They lived in the house until 1930 after which they used
it as a rental.
532 River Avenue (contributing) American Foursquare
Built in 1920 by developers Whitcomb & Keller who sold it to
Harriet Keller. Ms. Keller rented the house out until 1927 when she
sold it to George Yost, a linotype operator at the South Bend
Tribune. Mr. Yost sold the house to his mother, Mary, in 1929. She
had been living there since 1923.
533 River Avenue (contributing) American Foursquare
Built as a rental in 1919 by developers Whitcomb & Keller and sold
in 1923 to Arthur C. & Katheryn Decker. Mr. Decker was the owner
of Decker's Auto Trim Shop. He and his wife lived there until 1925
when the sold the house to David E. Blackford. Mr. Blackford oper-
ated a soft drink parlor with Frank Kagel, at 114 W. Colfax.
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Guidebook
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Guidebook
Edgewater Place Historic District
639 River Avenue (contributing) Gabled Ell
This house was built sometime prior to 1899, possibly by William
H. Harper, a real estate man and building contractor. Mr. Harper
purchased this property and others in 1890 to plat Harper Court
Addition in 1893.
639 River Avenue (rear) (non-contributing) Vernacular
This house was originally constructed by William H. Harper,
building contractor, in 1888 as a barn for the house located at the
front of this lot. It is believed that the barn was converted into a
house around 1920. by Albert H. Ward, to increase the rent poten-
tial of the property.
647 River Avenue (contributing) Gabled Ell
Built in 1882 by William H. Harper, real estate man and building
contractor, as a real estate venture. He sold the house and other, lots
to Samuel Robinson in 1894. Mr. Robinson was one of South Bend's
successful real estate men. He rented the house out until 1901 when
he sold it to Willis Rogers.
651 River Avenue (contributing) Vernacular
The first story of this house was built in 1889 by William H. Harper,
local building contractor. He sold the house in 1892 to Oliver &
Catherine Brown, Oliver., was a gas maker with the Northern
Indiana Gas & Electric Co. After their deaths the house was sold to,
Victoria Smythe in 1939. Ms. Smythe added the second story to this
house in 1940.
655 River Avenue (contributing) Gabled Ell
Built in 1894 by George Souder, a developer, in conjunction with
Daniel R Roof, a carpenter. Mr. Roof lived in the house upon its
completion and bought it from Mr. Souder in 1900. Mr. Roof lived
in the house until his death in 1911, at which time it was inherited
by his wife, Addie.
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Application
-FOR-
Certificate of Appropriateness
Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend & St. Joseph County
125 S. Lafayette Blvd., South Bend, Indiana 46601
Mailing Address: County City Build'uig South Bend, htdiana 46601
Phone: 574235-9798 • Fax:574-235-9578 • Email: historic0micluana.org
Website: http://commurity.n-dcWana.org/ltistoric/
A Certified Local Government
OFFICE USE ONLY-»» DO NOT COMPLETE ANY ENTRIES CONTAINED IN THIS BOX »»» OFFICE USE ONLY
Date Received O9 - D3 - 2.004 Application Numbet-!L o e `-- 09 b 3 -Z
Past Reviews: DYES E] NO
Staff Approval authorized by:
Title:
Historic Commission Review Date: p1_ .20- 0
Local Landmark Local Historic District (Nance) Ed gevja-frs -Drive,
❑ National Landmark ❑ National Register District (Nance)
Certificate of Appropriateness:
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DATE
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SOUTH BEND & SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
235-9798
MEMORANDUM
July 2, 2004
TO: Commission Members
Edgewater District Liaisons
FROM: Karen R. Hammond -Nash, Director g`y
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RE: Proposed Infill Construction
On this months meeting agenda, is a visit from one of our local historic district residents who will
probably be seeking a building code variance to allow him to build a new "infill" house on a vacant lot
near his home.
You will see in you Edgewater District Guideline Book that when Edgewater Place was designated a
Local Historic District, there was a little wood frame, carpenter -built, 19th century Hall -and -Parlor,
with a kitchen ell on the back, on this lot (the Molnar House, built 1892). It was demolished in April
of 1995.
Ron Farr has acquired the lot, and has proposed to build a house there, 30 feet wide by 50 feet long,
and a garage 22 feet by 30 feet. This plan would cover more of the lot than is allowable under present
city code, and would probably require the removal of the tree and shrubs previously retained Mr. Farr
has not yet designed a proposed fagade material and design; he wanted to get'preliminary clearance for
his proposed dimensions first.
In principle, the restoration of a structure similar in dimension and design to the one existing at the
time of district designation, with retention of what remains and can be salvaged of the mature
landscaping, plus restoration of a street tree as recommended by the city forester, would be something
the staff could recommend that the HPC support.
The proposed dimensions do give staff some considerable concern. Staff has identified some housing
designs of the period of historic significance for the Edgewater Place Local Historic District that would
provide more interior space while covering less area, and leaving more green space and conforming
more to code requirements, though ANY new structure there would probably require some variance.
Staff can think of at least three ways in which Mr. Farr might get a historically correct home on this
lot: he could identify an appropriate house from the area that the South Bend Airport Authority is
acquiring, and have it moved. Indeed, in that instance there is a possibility that the airport authority
might contribute the demolition cost that would be avoided, to towards the moving cost. Alternatively,
there are architectural drawings and plans available for Sears & Roebuck houses, or for Radford
Artistic Bungalows.
Because no Certificate of Appropriateness is presented at this time, and because the opinion and
judgment of the Building Department and Zoning Board are not yet known, no action is required from
the HPC at this time, beyond a polite hearing of Mr. Farr's proposal.
SOUTH BEND & SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
235-9798
MEMORANDUM
July 15, 2004
TO: Commission Members
Edgewater District Liaisons
FROM: Karen R. Hammond -Nash, Director 4/
RE: Proposed Infill Construction
739 Bronson Court
Edgewater Place Local Historic District
In the event that the HPC and the neighborhood association decide that this lot is an appropriate place
for infill or replacement construction, consideration must then be given to what sort of infill or
replacement building would be appropriate.
To facilitate the process of developing architectural plans and drawings for an appropriate replacement
infill building, staff has identified several period house designs that staff believes would be appropriate
both for this lot configuration, and for this historic district. Mr. and Mrs. Farr could either select one
of these plans to be re -worked by an architect of their choosing, or have their architect use these, as
well as the information in the District Guideline book, as an indication of what the HPC would be
looking for.
Three house plans are from Andrew Jackson Downing's great 1850 masterwork, The Architecture of
Country Houses. This book is still in print 154 years after original publication, and it was a source of
information and inspiration to many carpenter builders during the latter half of the 1800s, which is
when the house originally on this lot was built. The three plans suitable in size for this lot are designs
III, A Symmetrical Bracketed Cottage, V, A Workingman's Model Cottage and XII, A Square
Suburban Cottage. All three of these plans would need alteration to include indoor plumbing, and one
of them would need to be altered to bring the cellar door inside the house. I have attached those three
plans.
Mr. Farr may wish to build in the style of general historic significance to this neighborhood, which is
more the 1920s, there are at least ten suitable designs from the 1905 Radford Artistic Bungalow
Catalogue. They are attached to this Memo, following the Downing Cottage plans.
Alternatively, Mr. Farr or his architect may wish to duplicate one of the existing houses in the district,
or to adapt some other housing plan of suitable vintage.
You will note that none of the house designs I have identified have a footprint like Mr. Farr's proposed
footprint. I strongly suggest that the logical way to proceed is (1) to decide whether the HPC and the
neighborhood association believe that infill on any or all of the vacant lots in this district is or could be
appropriate; (2) to consider architectural plans and drawings first, and site plans second. Since most
architects take lot size and configuration into account when they draw their plans, HPC consideration
of site plan issues should be simple, if not automatic, once building architecture is approved.
South Bend and St. Joseph County
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
227 WEST JEFFERSON BLVD. -
SOUTH BEND, IN 46601-1830
Phone: 574-235-9798 Fax: 574-235-9578
e-mail: historic@michiana.org
John H. Oxian, President A Certified Local Government Karen R. Hammond -Nash, Director
September 10, 2004
David Duvall, Architectural Historian
Division of Historic Preservation & Archeology
Department of natural Resources
402 West Washington Street, Suite 274 <
Indianapolis, IN 46204
RE: Palais Royal; Proposed 2nd story sign
Dear David:
As you are aware, Dennis Andres, on behalf of the Palais Royal., sought a advisory opinion last
month regarding the suitability of a proposed sign for the South side of the Palais Royal. The plan for the
sign was devised by City Awning (Mr. Skip McCmy), the same company that made the canopy over the
door on the south side of the Palais, and which has made retractable awnings for several of its sidewalk
windows.
As you have also heard by now, the preservation commission, after some discussion, including
praise for the general high quality of the materials City Awing uses, and the fine workmanship W.
McCray produces, rendered an opinion that the proposed sign is not appropriate.
The primary reason for this is that the historic record indicates no sign, of any style or descrip-
tion, ever was mounted or intended on the South fagade of the building, above the level of the first floor.
Secondly, the sign that is proposed is an Art Deco or Art Nouveau style; very linear and crisp (somewhat
the style used in the Bistro restaurant below), and not at all similar to or compatible with the Baroque
Spanish Revival style of the building. Thirdly, the bolts that would be necessary to secure the canvas
sign against the winds off the river would need to be substantial in size and length, and would damage the
brick wall into which they were secured.
Yours,
Karen R. Hammond -Nash,
Director
COMMISSIONERS
Mary Jane Chase Virginia O'Hair (Secretary) Gerald Ujdak (Vice President)
Martha Choitz Lynn A. Patrick Diane Wrobel-Illes
Catherine Hostetler (Treasurer) Joann Sporleder (Architectural Historian) John Livingston (Attorney)
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1 THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2 OF SOUTH BEND & ST. JOSEPH COUNTY
3 MONTHLY MEETING
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MEMBERS ABSENT:
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STAFF PRESENT:
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MINUTES
7th Floor, Commissioner's Conference Room
County -City Building, South Bend, IN
John Oxian, Catherine Hostetler, Virginia
O'Hair, Lynn Patrick, Martha Choitz, Mary Jane
Chase, Joann Sporleder, Gerald Ujdak
Diane Wrobel-Illes
Karen Hammond -Nash, Director
Julie Schutte, Assistant Director
John Livingston, City Attorney
19 ALSO PRESENT: Skip McCray, City Awning of South Bend,
20 Don Sporleder
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23 JOHN OXIAN: Called meeting to order at 7:36.
24 11. PUBLIC HEARING
25 A. CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS
26 1. 2004-0803-1; 337 West North Shore Drive; Landscaping & tree
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29 KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: (See staff report attached to C of A). Homeowner was not
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35 LYNN PATRICK: made a motion that the portions of this C of A requiring Commission action
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38 GERALD UJDAK: Seconds the motion and it passes. Joann Sporleder abstains.
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41 2. 2004-0803-2; Palais Royal; hang vertical sign on side of building.
42 KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: (See staff report attached to C of A). Skip McCray, a contractor
43 with the City Awning of South Bend, was present and spoke in behalf of the owner.
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1 JOHN OXIAN: I don't understand why they are spending money to put a sign up like this when
2 they are short of money to put back a marquee, which will restore a character -defining feature of
3 the building. Why not use the money that they are going to spend on making this sign for the
4 marquee instead? This proposal would put a sign where there was never a sign in the first place.
6 SKIP MCCRAY: When I talked to Dennis Andre, he was trying to come up with some sort of
7 signage to identify the Palais Royal as being above the Vine Restaurant which has moved in
8 below. He is trying to generate more business so he can generate more revenue. That was his
9 sole purpose for having this sign above on the second floor in between those two windows; so
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12 JOHN OXIAN: I would rather see you doing something, like the awnings down below, which at
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17 MARY JANE CHASE: The proposed sign is totally out of character with the building.
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24 JOHN OXIAN: Years ago you used to have an awning on almost every window on the south
25 and east side of the building. You also had an awning over the entranceway. Some of those
26 awnings had Palais Royal written on them so you would know.
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29 changed on those awnings to the Vine's logo, just on the retractable awnings that are associated
30 with the Vine Restaurant. The other awnings will remain the property of the city of South Bend
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34 and there would be no way that we could legitimately advise in favor of such a thing for a
35 national register property. Furthermore, this particular sign is kind of an Art Deco, Art Nouveau
36 style and it is stuck on top of what I would call a Spanish Baroque -Rococo style building. The
37 two just simply don't go together. I think nobody is well served by pursuing this and I think that
38 is what our recommendation to down state should be.
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44 JOANN SPORLEDER: The awnings are great. I will amend my motion to include a favorable
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JOHN OXIAN: I am sure the owners knew that this house was'a landmark when they purchased
it. I cannot find in our preservation plan or anywhere else that allows the removal of that much
of a landmark. I feel that this whole proposal should be voted down and that the owners come
back with something a lot more reasonable than what they are proposing now.'
KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: Landmark status was requested for this property by a woman
who had lived there, and whose family had lived there, for many years. She had actually wrote
to John, as president of the commission, saying that she wanted to make her property a local
landmark before she either died or sold the property, so that the property that she had worked so
hard to preserve would not be thoughtlessly or randomly altered by a subsequent owner.
At her death when the property in fact was auctioned, David Duvall wrote to the
auctioneer, and provided materials for the auctioneer to provide to all prospective bidders
regarding the historic character of the house and the legal restrictions upon alterations to it. He
has had correspondence with at least one subsequent owner about the denial of permission to
side the house.
The staff noted in the photographs submitted with the application that the windows
appear to be mostly new vinyl windows; which was not approved.
The staff's principal concern with the proposed addition is that it involves just too much
demolition of the original structure. When I spoke with the homeowner, in fact this afternoon,
regarding this, she told me that their architect had intentionally designed the addition to remove
as much original wood as possible and replace it with new wood because they thought that it
would be easier to paint. Clearly we have an architect who is not clear as to what the landmark
and preservation guidelines are, in spite of the fact, that some time ago Julie sent the owner a
book of standards.
JOHN OXIAN: I went to that auction, so I know the auctioneer mentioned it. I was the one that
told David Duvall to send a letter to the auctioneer informing him of this information. I always
attend any landmark auctions just to make sure that the auctioneer gets up there and mentions it;
or usually they call on me to mention it.
JOANN SPORLEDER: Are we giving the owners any instructions then, that any additions to
the back will not be acceptable or just this particular one?
JOHN OXIAN: I told Karen to call the owners back today and see if they would be willing to
come up with some alternative methods.
I feel that this should be voted down by the commission, because (1) it would remove too
much of the historic structure, (2) it,would destroy the characteristic and distinctive footprint of
,the building, and in addition to these two primary reasons, (3) it would probably entail the
removal of significant trees.
CATHERINE HOSTETLER: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously.
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3 619 Sherman Avenue, South Bend, IN., Gabled El, built 1898
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5 JOHN OXIAN: This house has had three owners since we originally put this up for land
6 marking in 2003. The present owner of this house lives in Chicago. Code Enforcement has had
7 a problem with being able to contact her. I was able to talk to her and sent her a letter. She
8 couldn't believe that I was interested in making her house a local landmark; because, she has
9 never had anybody interested in her absentee properties. She almost stated to me, that if I
10 thought the house was significant, then I should go ahead and do what I want to do with it. I
I I mentioned to her some of the history of the house.
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13 MARTHA CHOITZ: I will make a motion that we recommend to the Common Council that 619
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16 VIRGINIA O'HAIR: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously.
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18 C. HEARING OF VISITORS
19 Don Sporleder requested the Commission's opinion on a St. Joseph County Aquatic History
20 Center to be potentially located in or near Howard Park. The Commission agreed more
21 information would be needed and decided to hear the matter at the September monthly meeting.
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23 III. REGULAR BUSINESS
24 A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: June 2004; July 2004
25 June's meeting minutes have not been completed.
26 MARTHA CHOITZ: I will make a motion to accept July 2004 minutes.
27 LYNN PATRICK: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously.
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29 B. TREASURER'S REPORT
30 Catherine Hostetler reported on her meeting with Karen and with the County Commissioners
31 about the 2005 annual budget. She mentioned an ordinance would need to be drafted and
32 approved by the County Commissioners for employee bonuses.
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34 C. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Landmark meetings to be set
35 No formal reports given at this meeting. John Oxian asked to speak with the Historic Schools
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39 1. C of A approvals; Correspondence
40 KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: There have been three Certificates of Appropriateness for in -
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The Chapin Park proposed historic district sample guideline booklets are printed and
being bound. Staff hopes to send them within the next week or two.
I had a conference call with Susan Stanis and Shannon Hill from HLFI and members of
the DHPA grant staff regarding the Saint Joseph County/South Bend resurvey. The grant staff
has advised that they foresee difficulties approving a grant to resurvey the county, but agreed the
South Bend survey does need to be updated. The funds held in trust with HLFI may be enough
to cover the survey of the city and printing the books.
John Oxian recommended'that a national register nomination for LaSalle Street roughly from
William to Chapin Street should be included as part of the resurvey of the city and should be
completed by HLFI or some other competent consultant.
JOHN OXLAN: I move to recommend LaSalle Street for a national register nomination as the
Commission had for several years noted the street's significance. If the contract with HLFI for
the resurvey cannot be amended to include the application, then a new contract and separate
grant application should be drafted for the project.
JOANN SPORLEDER: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously. -
Karen stated that as part of her research for the landmark report on 619 Sherman, she has
researched other land marked gabled ells within the city. There are several other gabled ells.
The window openings at 606 Leland were lately reduced and filled by smaller vinyl
windows. 618 Leland now has a striped roof and vibrant exterior color scheme.
JOANN SPORLEDER: I move that the owner of 606 Leland be advised to restore the original
dimensions of the window openings.
GERALD UJDAK: Seconds the motion and it passed unanimously.
JOHN OXIAN: I would like_ to bring up something that we should think about as a policy.
In the paper it stated that the city of South Bend is allowing homeowners to put these
light fixtures in their front yards. They have already put three of them up on Franklin Street,
which they did not come in for C of A's. Since this might be something that we might get a lot
of in the historic districts, I think we should adopt some type of a policy stating which type of
these light fixtures we would like to see in the historic districts, like first choice, second choice,
and then allow the staff to make decisions on this unless somebody objects; then they could
come before the commission. Otherwise we are going to be looking at these things at every
commission meeting.
JOANN SPORLEDER: Do you want us to put that on the agenda for next month with the
various possible selections?
JOHN OXIAN: Yes, I talked it over with Karen and asked her for a report and recommendation
as to which one she thinks would be most appropriate in each district or area.
JOHN LIVINGSTON: They have three that you can select from.
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7 Lynn Patrick informed the commission about a brief conversation she had with the city forester
8 prior to the meeting about the limbing up of the trees in Leeper Park. She also stated that she
9 would further research this matter with the city forester and report back to the commission as to
10 what his definite plans are for limbing up the trees in Leeper Park.
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13 commission an appeal regarding his C of A application. The matter was placed into the
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17 1. CITY YARD LAMP PROGRAM (A) Karen Hammond -Nash stated that
18 several members of various neighborhood associations have called the office with questions
19 regarding the commission's policy on the city's new yard light program.
20 The commission recommended that Toy Villa be invited to attend the commission's
21 September meeting regarding the light posts and historic districts.
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23 (B) Karen also brought forward the recommendations of members of the West North
24 Shore Drive neighborhood associations to add additional streetlights (Octagonal Poles and Junior
25 Lanterns) in their district.
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27 (2) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS On motion by LYNN PATRICK, seconded
28 by acclamation, the commission adopted a policy under the suggestion of the president that HPC
29 will support all programs presented by HLFI in conjunction with Mr. Yapp.
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31 VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS & MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
32 1. West Washington National Register Historic District tour September 19.
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35 September 8, at 6:30 at the Northern Indiana Center for History.
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38 mortars and will present a report to the commission.
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41 CATHERINE HOSTETLER: I will make a motion to adjourn the meeting.
42 GERALD UJDAK: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously.
43 MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:11.
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SOUTH BEND & SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
235-9798
MEMORANDUM
Tuesday, September 07, 2004.
TO: HPC Members
FROM: Karen R. Hammond -Nash
RE: New interpretations of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act
As you all have no doubt heard in the news, the U.S. Department of Labor has published
new guidelines to assist employers in applying properly the requirements of the Fair Labor
Standards Act with regard to overtime compensation. County employees do not receive overtime
pay; those eligible receive compensation time, instead. Compensation time is awarded at the rate
of one and one half hours of regular time off, for each overtime hour worked.
Employees who have a measure of control over their work hours, and over the allocation of
their own time, who have significant management responsibility, and are compensated at a rate
reflecting that responsibility, are generally exempt from overtime pay or compensation time
requirements. On the other hand, employees who are not in charge of the allocation of their hours,+
and who are required to work overtime hours, as well as a regular workweek, are generally
required, under the Fair Labor Standards Act, to receive compensation for those overtime hours.
Under these interpretations, the job title of an employee is less significant in determining
eligibility, then (1) rate of pay, and (2) degree of employee's control over her own hours.
The assistant director here (1) is expected to work a regular work week, regardless of any
meetings outside of regular county office hours, (2) is paid less than $25,000 per year (while the
director is paid about 50% more than that), and (3) has no authority nor control over when
meetings requiring overtime work are set, nor any control over how long they last. For these
reasons, and under the current interpretation of the Act, she should receive compensation time
allowance. for the overtime meeting hours that she is required to work. .
In other words, for each one hour meeting which she attends and assists, she should receive
one and a half hours off her regular work week hours, and for each three-hour meeting which she
attends, 3 x 1.5, or four and one half hours off, to be taken that week or the following week, or as
otherwise agreed between herself and the director. Storing and stacking compensation hours into
significant blocks of time off, or time that will leave the office unattended for significant or
recurring periods should be discussed and approved by the HPC, or by its Executive Committee.
. As long as we have a competent and responsible person in the position of assistant
director, granting her the compensation time required under the U.S. Department of Labor's
current interpretation of the Fair Labor Standards Act should not have any negative impact on the
operations of this office. Indeed, if she were to chose to use her compensation time to advance her
studies at a college of architecture or design, that would even benefit the office in both the long
and the short term.
Postscript:
When I put this Memo in the mail to you, I also showed one to Tom Borowski, the director of the
County Personnel Office. He indicated that, based on Julie's (low) rate of pay, and on the fact that
she neither sets meetings, nor determines their length, she is CERTAINLY entitled to
Compensation Time. Furthermore there have successful lawsuits filed by employees who were
denied Comp Time because they were called "managers", even though they did not set their own
hours. If I understand correctly, the County is or has very recently had to pay up in a couple such
cases.
So, Tom's advice is to (a) keep records of the time Julie spends at meetings after her regular work
day ends at 4:30, (b) allow her Compensation Time for those hours per the federal statute, and
keep records of the Compensation Time accrued or used. (c) Any HPC member with questions or
concerns about this should call Tom, at 235-9547.
Postscript:
When I put this Memo in the mail to you, I also showed one to Tom Borowski, the director of the
County Personnel Office. He indicated that, based on Julie's (low) rate of pay, and on the fact that
she neither sets meetings, nor determines their length, she is CERTAINLY entitled to
Compensation Time. Furthermore there have successful lawsuits filed by employees who were
denied Comp Time because they were called "managers", even though they did not set their own
hours. If I understand correctly, the County is or has very recently had to pay up in a couple such
cases.
So, Tom's advice is to (a) keep records of the time Julie spends at meetings after her regular work
day ends at 4:30, (b) allow her Compensation Time for those hours per the federal statute, and
keep records of the Compensation Time accrued or used. (c) Any HPC member with questions or
concerns about this should call Tom, -at 235-9547.
Postscript:
When I put this Memo in the mail to you, I also showed one to Tom Borowski, the director of the
County Personnel Office. He indicated that, based on Julie's (low) rate of pay, and on the fact that
she neither sets meetings, nor determines their length, she is CERTAINLY entitled to
Compensation Time. Furthermore there have successful lawsuits filed by employees who were
denied Comp Time because they were called "managers", even though they did not set their own
hours. If I understand correctly, the County is or has very recently had to pay up in a couple such
cases.
Sojom's advice is to (a) keep records of the time Julie spends at meetings after her regular work
day ends at 4:30, (b) allow her Compensation Time for those hours per the federal statute, and
keep records of the Compensation Time accrued or used. (c) Any HPC member with questions or
concerns about this should call Tom, at 235-9547.
SOUTH BEND & SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
235-9798
MEMORANDUM
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
TO: HPC Members
FROM: Karen R. Hammond -Nash
RE: Yard Lights in Historic Districts;
City Yard Light Program
At the August HPC meeting, John Oxian raised the matter of the City of South Bend yard
Light program, and requested a Memorandum to be presented at this September meeting,
discussing the appropriateness of such yard lights in South Bend's historic districts.
As you know, the period of historic significance in most districts runs from the 1880s at
the earliest, to the late 1920s at the latest. This forty -year period was both the earliest, and the
largest, period of residential building and new development in South Bend's history. Many of the
buildings that remain from that period were so well designed and constructed, that they have
continued in uninterrupted use, and where they form stable neighborhoods with a coherent and
consistent style and sense of place, a desire to maintain the function and design is usually what has
motivated the neighborhood associations to seek historic district status.
Our research has been unable to locate any evidence of the use of yard lights in South
Bend during the period of historic significance for any of our historic districts. Before and at the
turn of the last century, such things as electric yard lights, for ordinary urban or suburban use,
were of course unheard of. In the 1920s, electric lighting for urban use was considered the latest,
greatest thing, and the Cutter company, in South Bend, was one of the country's most prominent
street light manufacturers.
We have, in our office, several pages and sections from the Cutter catalogues, and none of
them makes any reference to yard lights. The lights available at the period were generally limited
to public lighting for streets and sidewalks, and to house -mounted lights for doorways, steps,
entries, and porches. The streetlights ranged in height from 12 to 20 feet tall, depending upon
location. None were designed to shine right at eye -level, like contemporary yard lights.
Additionally, Frank J. Scott's Suburban Home Grounds, and his later works, contain
countless designs for landscaping city lots, with never any mention of a yard light.
While the advertisements in the twenties speak glowingly (no pun intended) of the
expectation that public lighting would eliminate all urban crime, and make the nighttime as safe as
the day, the police reports from that period and this do not bear out that promise. On the contrary,
police reports from the teens, twenties, and thirties commonly report that the police were alerted to
a crime in process by seeing lights moving in areas that should be dark, especially around houses.
More recently, schools in rural Texas experimented with all kinds of bright and pervasive lighting
in an effort to combat a rash of vandalism that continued over many months. The vandalism
finally stopped when the school system turned out all the lights altogether, so that the vandals
could not see what they, were doing.
Homeowners probably do need lighting to get from their garages to their doors, and
therefore might need yard lights not in use prior to 1930. These, however, would generally be in
back yards, rather than front yards. Where the combination of street lights and porch or door
lights is not sufficient (for instance, around the Junior League House on Park Lane), the HPC has
consistently approved in -ground or landscape lights, on the condition that they be directed so as
not to disturb or inconvenience neighbors. In addition to several residences, such lights have been
approved for the County Courthouse and the Firehouse Theatre.
There are several houses, especially on East Wayne Street, and West North Shore Drive,
where front yards are larger, where front yard lights were installed during the post world War Il
period. A couple of them are re -made from old South Bend City Street lights. Some of those yard
lights are now themselves 50 years old or so, and may possibl be considered contributing
additions, themselves.
Yard lights became fashionable in the 1950s and 1960s, and, in some areas, remained
fashionable into the 1970s and 1980s. In all of our local historic districts, I have identified only
three houses built during that period, for which front yard lights would be appropriate to the
architectural style of the individual house (though not the style of the district environment). Those
are: 234 Sunnyside Avenue, in the East Wayne Street District, which is a 1953 Neo -Colonial
Revival style house, and the two ranch houses 341 and 433 West North Shore Drive, built in 1949
and 1975, respectively.
On a separate, but related matter:
Jerry Kline, of the West North Shore local historic district has called it to our attention that
(a) their district is under lighted, and (b) the fact that it is under lighted was noted in the guidelines
originally drawn for that district, which also made note of the concrete octagonal 12 -foot light
posts, with octagonal lantern -style luminaires, (Octagonal Junior Post Top street lights, see p. 18
of the guideline book, and also the sections on landscape, p. 34 to 39, and street lighting, p. 43)
would be appropriate, and should be sought, for the district. I understand the sentiment of the
neighborhood generally to be that the city monies which might otherwise go towards yard light
grants in their district, should be expended for appropriate street lighting, as described in their
district guideline book.
Memorandum of Agreement, September _, 2004
Amended from previous agreement of December 8, 2004
Between Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana ("HLFI") and the Historic Preservation
Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County ("HPC") regarding the decennial surveys and
inventories of historic properties in the City of South Bend and the unincorporated portions of St.
Joseph County, performed pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, and
administered under the supervision of the Indiana State Historic Preservation Officer and under the
supervision of the State Review Board of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of
Historic Preservation and Archaeology ("DHPA").
HLFI agrees to perform and complete the Historic Sites and Structures survey and interim report
for the City of South Bend, and also to perform field checking and publication of amendments to
the year 2000 Interim Report for unincorporated St. Joseph County, for a sum not to exceed
$97,263.00. The final product of the projects will consist of 750 copies of each the St. Joseph
County and City of South Bend Interim Reports delivered to the HPC offices.
HLFI agrees (1) to assist HPC with the preparation and submission of all necessary grant
applications to the DHPA, (2) to prepare grant reports on behalf of HPC (3) to reimburse all staff,
contractors and vendors associated with the project, and (4) to invoice HPC for the amount of
reimbursement paid by DHPA.
HPC agrees (1) to pay a total amount of $97,263.00, of which $19,769 has been paid as an initial
payment to secure the services of HLFI for the grant initiation process, and to pay initial survey
costs, (2) to continue to assist in the survey and inventory process by continuing to provide
inspector services to develop a list of known omissions and errors in the current St. Joseph County
survey, and by providing access to all existing data available in the HPC offices and archives, (3) to
assist in grant reports to the DHPA for the purpose of justifying DHPA grant payments totaling
$59,845, and (4) upon completion of the final product, HPC is to remit to HLFI the balance due
from HPC, which is expected to be $17,650.00, unless changed by agreement of the parties
regarding the scope of the work performed or the number of copies of the report to be produced.
$59,845.00 of the total $97,263.00 cost of the combined projects is to be paid from a matching grant
from the Indiana DHPA. Work on both projects (city and county) is dependent upon receipt of
matching grant funds from the DHPA. If for any reason DHPA grant funds are denied or work
cannot be completed on either the city or the county project, HLFI will reimburse the HPC the .
entire portion of the initial payment allocated to that project.
By: HISTORIC LANDMARKS FOUNDATION OF INDIANA, INC.
J. Reid Williamson, Jr., President Date
By: Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend & St. Joseph County
Catherine Hostetler, HPC Director Date
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Memorandum of Agreement, September _, 2004
Amended from previous agreement of December S, 2004
Page 2, 2004
By:
Virginia O'Hair, HPC Secretary Date
By: Board of St. Joseph County Commissioners
Cynthia A. Bodle, President
Mark A. Dobson, Vice President Date
David L. Niezgodski, Member Date
ATTEST:
Michael C. Eby, St. Joseph Auditor Date
STATE OF INDIANA
SETH HENKEL
=OMMISSIONER
DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE
June 1, 2004
J. Reid Williamson, Jr.
President
Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, Inc.
340 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
RE: Conservation Easement Assessments
Dear Mr. Williamson:
INDIANA GOVERNMENT CENTER NORTH
100 NORTH SENATE AVENUE N1068(B)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204
PHONE (317) 232-3775
FAX (317) 232-8779
As you know, the Indiana. Conservation Easement . Act provides ' for the creation of
nonpossessory interests in real property for the purpose of preserving various cultural, natural;
scenic, historic aspects of real property as set forth in Indiana Code § 32-23-5-1 et seq. The
donation of such an easement may entitle the donor to an income tax deduction pursuant to 26
U.S.C. § 170(h). In addition, Ind. Code § 32-23-5-8 provides "real property that is subject to a
conservation easement shall be assessed and taxed on a basis that reflects the easement" The
purpose of this letter is to set forth guidelines for use in determining how real property
assessment in Indiana shall reflect the existence of a conservation easement. However, the scope
of this letter is limited to conservation easements having a purpose of "preserving the historical,
architectural, archeological, or cultural aspects of real property" pursuant to Ind. Code § 32 -23 -5 -
The valuation of the donation of a conservation easement for income tax deduction
purposes is the fair market value of the perpetual conservation restriction at the time of the
contribution. See Treas. Reg. § 1.170A-14(h)(3)(i). In most cases, the fair market value of the
contribution will be equal to the difference between the fair market value of the property before
the granting of the restriction and the fair market value of the encumbered property after the
granting of the restriction. See id. For income tax purposes, a -taxpayer claiming a deduction for
the contribution of a conservation easement must maintain written records of the fair market
value of the underlying property before and after the donation. See Treas. Reg. § 1.170A -14(i).
It is the Department's opinion that it is appropriate for an assessing official to factor in
the reduction in fair market value of the real estate, if any, resulting from the donation of a
conservation easement in determining the assessed value of that real estate, if properly
documented. Proper documentation would consist of an appraisal that complies with the
Unidform Standards of Appraisal Practice (US PAP) issued by the Appraisal Foundation.
Letter to J. Reid Williamson, Jr.
Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, Inc.
June 1, 2004
Page Two
By way of example, assume that a property owner donates a valid conservation easement
to a qualified holder with the purpose of protecting in perpetuity an historic structure located on
the property owner's property, and that the appraised fair market value of the property as of the
assessment date is $200,000.00 prior to the donation and is $170,000.00 taping into account the
granting of the easement. In this example, the donation of the conservation easement resulted in
a 15% reduction in the fair market value of the property. Therefore, in order for the assessed
value of the real property to "reflect the easement," the assessed value shall be reduced
accordingly.
Thank you for your assistance in bringing this matter to the Department's attention.
Sincerely,
Gi;�- �J,
Beth H. Henkel
Commissioner
SOUTH BEND & SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
235-9798
MEMORANDUM
Tuesday, September 07, 2004
TO: HPC Members
FROM: Karen R. Hammond -Nash
RE: New interpretations of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act
As you all have no doubt heard in the news, the U.S. Department of Labor has published
new guidelines to assist employers in applying properly the requirements of the Fair Labor
Standards Act with regard to overtime compensation. County employees do not receive overtime
pay; those eligible receive compensation time, instead. Compensation time is awarded at the rate
of one and one half hours of regular time off, for each overtime hour worked.
Employees who have a measure of control over their work hours, and over the allocation of
their own time, who have significant management responsibility, and are compensated at a rate
reflecting that responsibility, are generally exempt from overtime pay or compensation time
requirements. On the other hand, employees who are not in charge of the allocation of their hours,
and who are required to work overtime hours, as well as a regular workweek, are generally
required; under the Fair Labor Standards Act, to receive compensation for those overtime hours.
Under these interpretations, the job title of an employee is less significant in determining
eligibility, then (1) rate of pay, and (2) degree of employee's control over her own hours.
The assistant director here (1) is expected to work a regular work week; regardless of any
meetings outside of regular county office hours, (2) is paid less than $25,000 per year (while the
director is paid about 50% more than that), and (3) has no authority nor control over when
meetings requiring overtime work are set, nor any control over how long they last. For these
reasons, and under the current interpretation of the Act, she should receive compensation time
allowance for the overtime meeting hours that she is required to work.
In other words, for each one hour meeting which she attends and assists, she should receive
one and a half hours off her regular work week hours, and for each three-hour meeting which she
attends, 3 x 1.5, or four and one half hours off, to be taken that week or the following week, or as
otherwise agreed between herself and the director. Storing and stacking compensation hours into
significant blocks of time off, or time that will leave the office unattended for significant or
recurring periods should be discussed and approved by the HPC, or by its Executive Committee.
As long as we have a competent and responsible person in the position of assistant
director, granting her the compensation time required under the U.S. Department of Labor's
current interpretation of the Fair Labor Standards Act should not have any negative impact on the
operations'of this office. Indeed, if she were to choose to use her compensation time to advance
her studies at a college of architecture or design, that would even benefit the office in both the
long and the short term.
Postscript:
When I put this Memo in the mail to you, I also showed one to Tom Borowski, the director of the
County Personnel Office. He indicated that, based on Julie's (low) rate of pay, and on the fact that
she neither sets meetings, nor determines their length, she is CERTAINLY entitled to
Compensation Time. Furthermore there have successful lawsuits filed by employees who were
denied Comp Time because t icy were. called "managers", even though they did not set their own
hours. If I understand correctly, the County is or has very recently had to pay up in a couple such
cases.
So, Tom's advice is to (a) keep records of the time Julie spends at meetings after her regular work
day ends at 4:30, (b) allow her Compensation Time for those hours per the federal statute, and
keep records of the Compensation Time accrued or used. (c) Any HPC member with questions or
concerns about this should call Tom, at 235-9547.
Postscript:
When I put this Memo in the mail to you, I also showed one to Tom Borowski, the director of the
County Personnel Office. He indicated that, based on Julie's (low) rate of pay, and on the fact that
she neither sets meetings, nor determines their length, she is CERTAINLY entitled to
Compensation Time. Furthermore there have successful lawsuits filed by employees who were
denied Comp Time because they were called "managers", even though they did not set their own
hours. If I understand correctly, the County is or has very recently had to pay up in a couple such
cases.
So, Tom's advice is to (a) keep records of the time Julie spends at meetings after her regular work
day ends at 4:30, (b) allow her Compensation Time for those hours per the federal statute, and
keep records of the Compensation Time accrued or used. (c) Any HPC member with questions or
concerns about this should call Tom, at 235-9547.
Postscript:
When I put this Memo in the mail to you, I also showed one to Tom Borowski, the director of the
County Personnel Office. He indicated that, based on Julie's (low) rate of pay, and on the fact that
she neither sets meetings, nor determines their length, she is CERTAINLY entitled to
Compensation Time. Furthermore there have successful lawsuits filed by employees who were
denied Comp Time because they were called "managers", even though they did not set their own
hours. If I understand correctly, the County is or has very recently had to pay up in a couple such
cases.
So, Tom's advice is to (a) keep records of the time Julie spends at meetings after her regular work
day ends at 4:30, (b) allow her Compensation Time for those hours per the federal statute, and
keep records of the Compensation Time accrued or used. (c) Any HPC member with questions or
concerns about this should call Tom, at 235-9547.
PROPOSED
ORDINANCE No.:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA TO CREATE THE CHAPIN PARK — PARK AVENUE
HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICT
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT.
To establish an Historic Preservation District, to be known as the Chapin Park - Park
Avenue Historic Preservation District, with such uses as permitted in Section 21-36.1 of the
Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, such district having been recommended by the Park
Avenue Neighborhood Association and the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and
St. Joseph County, for the purpose of preserving the architectural, historical, and cultural
significance and educational value of the described area.
NOW, THEREFORE; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY -OF
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA:
Section 1: Ordinance No. -,4990-68, as amended, commonly known as the Zoning
Ordinance of the City of South Bend, is hereby amended in order that the zoning classification of
the following described real estate be established as an Historic Preservation District with such uses
as permitted in Section 21-36.1 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, and shall
be designated the Chapin Park Park Avenue Historic Preservation District:
A parcel of land located in the West one of the Southwest quarter of Section 1, Township 37 North,
Range 2 East, and the Southeast quarter of Section 2, Township 37 North, Range 2 East, City of
South Bend, Portage Township, St. Joseph County, IN bounded by Riverside Drive Local Historic
District on the North, by Lafayette Boulevard on the East, by Madison Street on the South, and by
Leland Avenue, Rex Street, Portage Avenue, Lindsey Street, and William Street on the West and
more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the Southeast corner of Lot 43, Henricks and Grants Addition, said point
being on the North right of way line of Madison Street; thence West along said North
right of way line of Madison Street, 171.02 feet to a point; thence Northwest along said
North line of Madison Street, 35.15 feet to the intersection of the North line of Madison
Street and the East right of way line of William Street; thence North 393.95 feet, more
or less along said East line of William Street to the South right of way line of Marion
Street; thence West across the right of way line of William Street, 66 feet to the West
right of way line of William Street, said point being the intersection of the West line of
William Street and the South right of way line of Marion Street; thence Northwesterly
across the right of way of Marion Street to the intersection of the South line of Marion
Street and the Westright of way line of Portage Avenue, said point being the Southeast
corner of Lot 55 Henricks and Grants Addition; thence Northwesterly, 303 feet, more or
1
2
less along said West line of Portage Avenue to the intersection of the South right of way
line of Navarre Street and the West right of way line of Portage Avenue; thence
continuing Northwesterly across the right of way of Navarre Street to the Southeast
corner of Lot 6, Keller's Subdivision of Lots 16,17,18 and 20 of Burrough's
Subdivision of Outlot 115, said point being on the North right of way line of INavaiie
Street; thence West along said North line of Navarre Street to the intersection of the
North line of Navarre Street and the East right of way line of the first North/South alley
West of Portage Avenue; thence North and Northwesterly along said East line of the
North/South alley to the intersection of said North/South alley with the South right of
way line of the second East/West alley North of Navarre Street; thence West along said
North line of the East/West alley, 60 feet, more or less to the intersection of said North
line with the East right of way line of the first North/South alley East of Leland Avenue;
thence North 130 feet, more or less, along said East line to a point that is 66.2 feet
South of the South right of way line of Lindsey Street; thence West 14 feet across the
alley right of way to the West line of said North/South alley; thence continuing West
116.02 feet, more or less, along the South line of three lots facing Lindsey Street, to the
East right of way line of Leland Avenue, said three lots are a part of Lots 26 and 27,
Burrough's Subdivision of Outlot 115 and are identified with the following Tax Key
Numbers: 18-1018-0725, 18-1018-0726, and 18-1018-0727; thence North, 66.2 feet
along said East line of Leland Avenue to the South right of way of Lindsey Street;
thence continuing North across the Lindsey Street right of way to the North right of way
line of Lindsey Street, said point also being the Southwest corner of Lot 1, Chapin Place
ls` Plat, said Southwest corner also being the intersection of the North right of way line
of Lindsey Street and the East right of way of Leland Avenue; thence West across the
right of way of Leland Avenue, 60 feet to the intersection of the North line of said
Lindsey Street and the West right of way line of said Leland Avenue; thence West
along the North line of said Lindsey Street, 94 feet, more or less to the Southwest corner
of a parcel identified as Tax Key Number 18-1057-2420; thence North 99 feet, more or
less, along the West lot line of three lots facing Leland Avenue which are a part of Lots
4 and 5, St. Joseph County Agricultural Society Addition, and are identified with the
following Tax Key Numbers: 18-1057-2420 (as shown above), 18-1057-2419, and 18-
1057-2418, said point also being on the South line of Lot 6 in said St. Joseph County
Agricultural Society Addition; thence West along said South line of Lot 6 to the East
right of way line of the first North/South alley West of Leland Avenue; thence North,
99 feet, more or less along said East line of the North/South alley to the South right of
way line of Pierce Street; thence East, 160.3 feet, more or less along said South line of
Pierce Street to the West right of way line of Leland Avenue; thence North along the
projected right of way of said Leland Avenue and the existing right of way line of
Leland Avenue to the Westerly right of way line of Portage Avenue; thence
Northeasterly across the right of way of Portage Avenue to the intersection of the
Easterly right of way line of Portage Avenue and the East right of way line of Leland
1
Avenue, said point being the Southwest corner of Lot 1; Shetterley Place 1" Plat; thence
Northwesterly across the right of way of Leland Avenue to the Easterly line of Portage
Avenue; thence Northwesterly along said Easterly line of Portage Avenue to the
Southwest corner of Lot 37, Shetterley Place 2"a Plat; thence Northeasterly, 132 feet
along the Southeast line of said Lot 37 to the West right of way of the. first
Northwesterly alley North of Portage Avenue; thence Northwesterly, 174.1 feet, more
or less along said West line of the alley to the South right of way line of Rex Street;
thence North across said Rex Street right of way to the North line of Rex Street; thence
East along said North line of Rex Street to the Southwest corner of Lot 26, Shetterley
Place 2"a Plat; thence North along the West line of said Lot 26 to the South right of way
line of the first East/West alley North of Rex Street; thence East along said South line of
the East/West alley to the Northwest corner of Lot 21, North Shore Terrace, 1"
Addition; thence North along " the West line of said Lot 21 projected across said
East/West alley to the Southwest corner of Lot 100, Subdivision of Part Large Lot A,
Portage Park Addition; thence North along the West line of said Lot 100, a distance of
80 feet to the North line of a lot identified as Tax Key # 18-1062-2643; thence East
along said North line of said lot identified as Tax Key #18-1062-2643 to the East right
of way line of Leland Avenue; thence continuing West along said North line projected
East to the East right of way line of said Leland Avenue; thence North along said East
line of Leland Avenue to the North line of Lot 62, Subdivision of Part, Large Lot A,
Portage Park Addition; _thence East along said North line of Lot 62 a distance of 69 feet
to the West line of a parcel identified as Tax.Key Number 18-1062-2634; thence South
a
along the East line of said parcel to the South line of said Lot 62; thence East along said
South line of Lot 62 to the first North/South alley East of Leland Avenue; thence
continuing East, 16 feet to the West right of way line of said North/South alley; thence
South along said East line of said alley to the South line of a parcel identified as Tax
Key Number 18-1016-0614.01, said parcel being a part of Lot 40, Chapin Place 1St Plat;
thence East along the South line of said parcel 44.30 feet, more or less to the East line
of said parcel; thence North along the East line of said parcel to the South right of way
line of Riverside Drive; thence Southeasterly along said South line -of Riverside Drive
to the Northeast corner of Lot 40, Chapin Place 1St Plat and the intersection of the South
line of Riverside Drive and the East right of way line of Forest Street; thence continuing
Southeasterly, 60 feet, more or less across said Forest Street right of way to the
Northwest corner of Lot 44, Chapin Place 1St Plat and the intersection of the South line
of Riverside Drive and the East line of Forest Street; thence South along the East right
of way line of Forest Street to the North line of a parcel identified as Tax Key Number
18-1016-0627; thence East along the North line of .said parcel a distance of 70 feet,
more or less to the East line of said parcel; thence South along the East line of said
parcel to the North line of Lot 46, Chapin Place 1" Plat; thence East along said North
line of Lot 46, 44.5 feet, more or' less to the East right of way line of the first
North/South alley East of Forest Street; thence South along said East line of the
3
North/South alley to the Southeast corner of said Lot 46; thence East across the 12 foot
alley right of way to the Northwest corner of lot 72, Chapin Place 1" Plat; thence East
along the North line of Lot 72, 120 feet, more or less to the West right of way line of
Park Avenue; thence continuing East, 60 feet, more or less across the Park Avenue right
of way to the East right of way line of Parc Avenue; thence South along said East line
of Park Avenue to the South line of Lot 4, Anderson's 1St Subdivision; thence East
along said South line of said Lot 4 to the West right of way line of the first North/South
alley East of Park Avenue; thence continuing East,10 feet to the East right of way line
of said North/South alley; thence South along said East line of said North/South alley
to the Southwest corner of Lot 7, Anderson's 1St Subdivision; thence East along the
South line of said Lot 7 and Lot 8 of Anderson's 1St Subdivision a distance of 94 feet,
more or less to the East line of said Lot 8; thence North, 117 feet, more or less along
said East line of Lot 8 to the South right of way line of Riverside Drive; thence East
along said South line of Riverside Drive to the West right of way line of LaFayette
Blvd; thence South along said West line of LaFayette Blvd to the North right of way
line of Marion Street; thence West along said North line of Marion Street to the East
right of way line of the first North/South alley West of LaFayette Blvd; thence
continuing West across the 14 foot right of way of said North/South alley to the West
line of said alley, said point also being the Southeast corner of Lot 51, Henricks and
Grants Addition; thence South across the right of way of Marion Street, 82.5 feet to the
South right of way line of Marion Street, said point also being the intersection of the
South line of Marion Street and the west right of way line of the first North/South alley
West of LaFayette Blvd; thence South along said West line of the North/South alley,
410 feet, more or less to the point of beginning.
Section 2: The Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County,
and the neighborhood association, together shall adopt guidelines for historic preservation within
the Chapin Park — Park Avenue Local Historic Preservation District.
Section 3: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by
the Common Council, approval by the Mayor, and legal publication.
1St Reading:
Public Hearing:
3rd Reading:
Not Approved:
Referred:
Passed:
Member of the Common Council
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CHAPIN PARK PROPOSED LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT PROPERTY LIST
304 NAVARRE STREET
305 NAVARRE STREET
306 LAMONT TERRACE
307 LAMONT TERRACE
307 LAMONT TERRACE
308 LAMONT TERRACE
309 MARION STREET
309 NAVARRE STREET
310 LAMONT TERRACE
310 NAVARRE STREET
311 LAMONT TERRACE
311 MARION STREET
311 NAVARRE STREET
312 NAVARRE STREET
313 MADISON STREET
315 LAMONT TERRACE
315 NAVARRE STREET -
316 MARION STREET
3161/ MARION STREET
318 MARION STREET
316 LAMONT TERRACE
317 LAMONT TERRACE
317 MADISON STREET
317 MARION STREET
318 LAMONT TERRACE
318 NAVARRE STREET - --
319 LAMONT TERRACE
319 MADISON STREET
319 MARION STREET
319 NAVARRE STREET
320 NAVARRE STREET
322 MARION STREET
323 MARION STREET
323 % MARION STREET
323 NAVARRE STREET
325-327 MARION STREET
326 MARION STREET
326 NAVARRE STREET
327 MADISON STREET
328 MARION STREET
. 329 MADISON STREET
330 NAVARRE STREET
334 NAVARRE STREET
336 NAVARRE STREET _
402-404 NAVARRE STREET
405 LAMONT TERRACE
406 MANITOU PLACE
1
407 LAMONT TERRACE
407 NAVARRE STREET - 601 PARK AVE
410 MANITOU PLACE
410-412 WILLIAM STREET_-_ _
412 LAMONT TERRACE _
413 LAMONT TERRACE_
413 NAVARRE STREET
414 LAMONT TERRACE
414 WILLIAM STREET
415 LAMONT TERRACE
416 MANITOU PLACE _ ____
-
417 NAVARRE STREET
418 LAMONT TERRACE
418 WILLIAM STREET
'419 LAMONT TERRACE _
420 LAMONT TERRACE _
:420 MANITOU PLACE
420 - 422 N WILLIAM S_T_REET
'421 MANITOU PLACE - -- -- _
421 NAVARRE STREET,
424 LAMONT TERRACE
424 MANITOU PLACE
425 LAMONT TERRACE ;t
425 NAVARRE STREET `
426 LAMONT TERRACE
426 WILLIAM STREET
427 LAMONT TERRACE
430 LAMONT TERRACE
431 LAMONT TERRACE
435 LAMONT TERRACE
439-441 LAMONT TERRACE/ 704 FOREST
501 LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD
503 LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD
505 LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD
508 LINDSEY AVENUE
510 LINDSEY AVENUE
512 LINDSEY AVENUE
514 WILLIAM STREET
515 LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD
521-523 LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD
,527 LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD -
601 -603 LAFAYETTE BOU_LE_VARD _
601 PARK AVE / 407 NAVARRE STREET
605 PORTAGE AVENUE- - -
605 REX STREET .
607 LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD
607 PARK AVENUE
608 PARK AVENUE
CHAPIN PARK PROPOSED LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT PROPERTY LIST
608 REX STREET___ _
609 LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD
609 PORTAGE AVENUE
609 REX STREET
610 PARK AVENUE
6110 PORTAGE AVENUE
611 PORTAGE AVENUE
612 PORTAGE AVENUE
613'/2 LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD
613 PARK AVENUE
614 PORTAGE AVENUE
615 PORTAGE AVENUE
615 REX STREET
616 PARK AVENUE
616 REX STREET
617 CHAPIN PLACE
617 LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD
617 PARK AVENUE
617 PORTAGE AVENUE
617- 617 % REX STREET
618 PARK AVENUE
619 PARK AVENUE
620 PARK AVENUE
620 PORTAGE AVENUE
621 LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD
621 PORTAGE AVENUE
621- 623 REX STREET
622 PARK AVENUE
622 PORTAGE AVENUE
623 PARK AVENUE
624 PARK AVENUE
624 PORTAGE AVENUE
625 LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD
626 PARK AVENUE
626 PORTAGE AVENUE
627 PORTAGE AVENUE
628 PARK AVENUE
628 PORTAGE AVENUE
629 LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD
629 PORTAGE AVENUE
631 LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD
632 PORTAGE AVENUE
633 LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD
701 REX STREET
702 PORTAGE AVENUE
703 LELAND AVENUE
703 PORTAGE AVENUE
2
704 FOREST (439-441 LAMONT TERRACE)
705 LELAND AVENUE
706 PARK AVENUE
706 REX STREET
707 LELAND AVENUE
708 FOREST AVENUE
710 PARK AVENUE
710 PORTAGE AVENUE
710 REX STREET
711 FOREST AVENUE -
711 LELAND AVENUE
712 FOREST AVENUE
714 - 716 PORTAGE AVENUE
714 FOREST AVENUE
715 FOREST AVENUE
715 LELAND AVENUE
715 PARK AVENUE
717 FOREST AVENUE
720 FOREST AVENUE
720 PARK AVENUE
720 PORTAGE AVENUE
721 FOREST AVENUE
721 PARK AVENUE
723 PARK AVENUE
724 PORTAGE AVENUE
725 - 727 FOREST AVENUE_
725 PARK AVENUE
728 PORTAGE AVENUE., ---
728-728 % LELAND AVENUE
730 PARK AVENUE
730-730 % LELAND AVENUE
734 LELAND AVENUE
734 PARK AVENUE
736 PORTAGE AVENUE
738 LELAND AVENUE
738 PARK AVENUE
739 LELAND AVENUE
740 PORTAGE AVENUE
742 LELAND AVENUE
742 PORTAGE AVENUE
744 PORTAGE AVENUE
745 LELAND AVENUE
747 LELAND AVENUE
748 PORTAGE AVENUE
750 LELAND AVENUE
750 PORTAGE AVENUE
751 LELAND AVENUE
CHAPIN PARK PROPOSED LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT PROPERTY LIST
754 LELAND AVENUE
756 PORTAGE AVENUE
760 LELAND AVENUE
760 PORTAGE AVENUE
762 PORTAGE AVENUE
764 PORTAGE AVENUE
768 PORTAGE AVENUE_
801 FOREST AVENUE
801 PARK AVENUE
802 FOREST AVENUE
802 LELAND AVENUE
802 PORTAGE AVENUE
803 ASHLAND AVENUE
803 FOREST AVENUE
803 PARK AVENUE
804 PARK AVENUE
804 PORTAGE AVENUE
8051AFAYETTE BOULEVARD
805 LELAND AVENUE / 808 ASHLAND AVE
806 LELAND AVENUE
807 ASHLAND AVENUE
807 FOREST AVENUE
808 ASHLAND AVENUE / 8.0_5_ LELAND AVE
808 FOREST AVENUE
808 PORTAGE AVENUE
- 809 FOREST AVENUE
809 PARK AVENUE
810 LELAND AVENUE
810 PARK AVENUE
810 PARK AVENUE
811 LELAND AVENUE
812 FOREST AVENUE
813 ASHLAND AVENUE
813 PARK AVENUE
814 ASHLAND AVENUE
814 FOREST AVENUE
815 ASHLAND AVENUE
815 FOREST AVENUE
815 LELAND AVENUE
815 PARK AVENUE
816 FOREST AVENUE
816 LELAND AVENUE
816 PARK AVENUE
817 ASHLAND AVENUE
817 FOREST AVENUE
817 LELAND AVENUE
817 PARK AVENUE
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818 LELAND AVENUE
819 PARK AVENUE _
'_820 ASHLAND AVENUE
'820"N MICHIGAN STREET _(LEEPER_PARK
_)
820 PARK AVENUE
821 ASHLAND AVENUE
821 FOREST AVENUE .
822 LELAND AVENUE
824 FOREST AVENUE
824 PARK AVENUE
'825 ASHLAND AVENUE
'826 ASHLAND AVENUE
;826 FOREST AVENUE
'826 LELAND AVENUE
827- 829 FOREST AVENUE
827 PARK AVENUE- - - -"-
828 PARK AVENUE
830 FOREST AVENUE
:830 PARK AVENUE
831 FOREST AVENUE
831 PARK AVENUE
833 ASHLAND AVENUE
833 FOREST AVENUE
834 FOREST AVENUE
834 PARK AVENUE
835 ASHLAND AVENUE
835 PARK AVENUE
836 FOREST AVENUE
836 PARK AVENUE
837- 839 FOREST AVENUE
838 PARK AVENUE
841 PARK AVENUE
843 FOREST AVENUE
843 PARK AVENUE
844 FOREST AVENUE
844 PARK AVENUE
845 PARK AVENUE
846 FOREST AVENUE
846 PARK AVENUE
847 FOREST AVENUE
849 FOREST AVENUE
850 FOREST AVENUE
851 PARK AVENUE
853 FOREST AVENUE
856 FOREST AVENUE
857 FOREST AVENUE
858 FOREST AVENUE
CHAPIN PARK PROPOSED LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT PROPERTY LIST
861 FOREST AVENUE
863 FOREST AVENUE
865 FOREST AVENUE
902 LELAND AVENUE
905 LELAND AVENUE
906 LELAND AVENUE
908 LELAND AVENUE
910 LELAND AVENUE
911 LELAND AVENUE
913 LELAND AVENUE
914 LELAND AVENUE
917 LELAND AVENUE
918-920 LELAND AVENUE
VACANT LOT 340 W NAVARRE STREET:
LOT 4 S 62 FT & 1/2 VAC ALLEY
BURROUGHS SUB
VACANT LOT 362 LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD:
3FTSOSIDE9FTEEND NE
COR LOT 362 ORIGINAL PLAT
VACANT LOT 363 LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD:
LOT 363 EX 48 FT S SIDE ORIGINAL PLAT
VACANT LOT ADJ 508 LINDSEY AVENUE:
W 33' NW PT LOT 28 BURROUGH SUB
VACANT LOT NAVARRE STREET -
W 69 FT OF S 33 FT LOT 359
VACANT LOT PARK AVENUE:
BEG 209.3'N COR PARK & NARVARRE
ANDERSONS SUB OF BOL 117
VACANT LOT 51 33X100 MARION STREET
VACANT LOT 51 33X25 MARION STREET
VACANT LOT 5 64X152 PORTAGE AVENUE
VACANT LOT 400 BLK NAVARRE STREET:
LOT 16 EX NW PT EX NE PT&EXSEND
FASSNACHTS SUB.
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South Bend and St. Joseph County
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
227 WEST JEFFERSON BLVD.
SOUTH BEND, IN 46601-1830
Jerry Price
1609 N. Brookfield Street
South Bend, IN 46628
Dear Mr. Price:
Phone: 574-235-9798 Fax: 574-235-9578
e-mail: historic@michiana.org .
A Certified Local Government
Tuesday, August 24, 2004
RE: Landmark Procedures and 1248 Lincoln Way West
Karen R. Hammond -Nash, Director
Per your request, I am sending information about local landmark designation procedures.
To initiate the designation process, a building, site, or structure must first be nominated. A
nomination may be brought forward by a member of the public, the Landmark Committee of the
Historic Preservation Commission, or by the Commission as a whole.
The Landmark Committee of HPC and HPC staff then resurvey the property and draft a re-
port of on the property's special historic, architectural, and educational value to the South Bend
community. The Committee and staff determine the building's historic connection and value to the
development of South Bend or to a person or persons of historic significance, its embodiment of ar-
chitectural craft and design, its educational value, and suitability for preservation. At a public hear-
ing, the Commission could then accept the report and vote on whether or not to proceed with a rec-
ommendation for landmark designation.
Tied to landmark designation are preservation standards. These standards are tools to pro-
tect the character defining features of a building and its site. These features together constitute the
building's individual style, embody the building's purpose, and the ideals of the designer or the cli-
ent, influence the surrounding civic environment, and the value of a property.
To ensure that the character defining features are maintained, the Commission has a review
process for the exterior of buildings and their sites, and releases Certificates of Appropriateness (C
of As) permits for approved projects. I have enclosed a copy of the standards and the permit proce-
dures. Often, owners of prospective landmark buildings review these standards and consent to their
application before the designation process continues.
The landmark nomination then proceeds through the public hearing process. HPC holds a
first and second reading on landmark designation. At the second reading, the Commission can vote
COMMISSIONERS
Mary Jane Chase Virginia O'Hair (Secretary) Gerald Ujdak
Martha Choitz Lynn A. Patrick (Vice President) Diane Wrobel-Illes
Catherine Hostetler (Treasurer) Joann Sporleder (Architectural Historian) John Livingston (Legal Counsel)
to recommend the nomination of the structure to the appropriate legislative body, the Common Council in
this case. The Common Council will then hold hearings on the recommendation and may or may not vote
in favor of an ordinance for landmark designation. If the ordinance is approved by the Council, the Com-
mission notifies the owner(s) of the decision, and the preservation standards and review procedures then
take effect.
I understand you may have contacted one member of t he I andiiiarks Comjn;ttee already regard.ng
the Elizabeth Memorial Church in God and Christ, 1248 Lincolnway West. The second member of the
Landmark Committee is Virginia O'Hair, Secretary of HPC. She has much experience on the Landmark
Committee, is an active member of the South Bend community, and has a particular interest in the Natato-
rium.
The Common Council has designated two other churches in South Bend local landmarks: the First
Presbyterian Church, now know as the People's Church, and Emmaus Lutheran Church. The reverend,
pastor, or governing council of these two congregations may be able to discuss with you their experience of
the landmark process if you have not contacted them already.
I hope you find this information helpful. Do call again if you have any other questions, or if I may
provide further information.
Si cerely,
Ju e . Schutte,
As ' to t Director
Cc: HPC Landmark Committee Members
HPC Members
Pastor Joe Howard, Elizabeth Memorial Church of God in Christ
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1 THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2 OF SOUTH BEND & St. JOSEPH COUNTY
3 MONTHLY MEETING
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7 September 20, 2004 7th Floor, Commissioner's Conference Room
8 County -City Building, South -Bend, IN
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10 MEMBERS PRESENT: Martha Choitz, Gerald Ujdak, John Oxian, Diane
11 Wrobel-Illes, Lynn Patrick, Mary Jane Chase,
12 Catherine Hostetler
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14 MEMBER ABSENT: Joann Sporleder
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16 STAFF PRESENT: Karen Hammond -Nash, Director
17 Julie Schutte, Assistant Director
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21 ALSO PRESENT: Tom and Ann Price, Elizabeth Farr, Ann Carol -
22 Nash, (City Attorney)
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24 I. CALLED MEETING TO ORDER
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26 LYNN PATRICK: Called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m:
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28 II. PUBLIC HEARING
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30 A. CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS
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32 1. 2004-0830; 1049 Riverside Drive; replace rear wood storm door; replace
33 original wood double -hung window with glass block window.
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35 KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: (See staff report). The homeowners are present.
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37 TOM AND ANN PRICE: Briefly described to commission members the proposed work that is to
38 be done to said property. They also passed out pictures and written material for commission
39 members. We would like to withdraw the window replacement from the application. Staff and the
40 Commission have given us useful solutions to reduce the water problems we have in the bathroom,
41 especially around the bathroom window.
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43 JOHN OXIAN: I will make a motion that since you had a non-contributing door when the district
44 was established, which means that there was no original wood storm door, then in this situation
45 and pertaining only to this house, I move to approve an aluminum storm door to replace the
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47 . CATHERINE HOSTETLER: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously.
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49 2. 2004-0903-1; 740 Bronson Court; replace wooden retaining wall with stonewall
50 and metal fence.
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52 KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: (See staff report attached to C of A). The homeowner, Elizabeth
53 Farr is present.
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55 ELIZABETH FARR: Briefly described the proposed project, a 12" concrete block wall 4' in
56 height with stone fagade, 10 corner posts with lights, and metal fence above.
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58 Several Commission members noted that they needed scale drawings that provided information
59 about the look of the stonework, the placement of the posts and lights.
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61 JOHN OXIAN: I will make a motion that this matter be referred to the Standards and
62 Maintenance Committee because more information is needed. A drawing of the proposal is to be
63 submitted prior to the Standards and Maintenance Committee meeting. The Standards and
64 Maintenance Committee then has the authorization to make the final determination on the -
65 application.
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67 GERALD UJDAK: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously.
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69 3. 2004-0903-2; 739 Bronson Court; Infill building, 30 x 56' house with 6/12 pitch
70 gable -front roof and 30' x 22' detached garage.
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72 ELIZABETH FARR: Briefly described to commission members the house she proposes to build
73 on said property. I would like to receive some recommendations and initial guidance for this
74 proj ect.
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76 LYNN PATRICK: From what the staff report says, they have classified the house as a
77 Contemporary Greek Revival style house; because of the pediment and the layout of the front.
78 There are no Contemporary Greek Revival houses in that neighborhood, or historic Greek Revival
79 houses, for that matter. It is not consistent with what is in the neighborhood. (See drawing
80 attached to C of A).
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82 JOHN OXIAN: I will make a motion that you be allowed to build a house on that lot, if the Board
83 of Zoning Appeals allows you to; but, we will work with you on the design and what you will
84 construct there.
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86 CATHERINE HOSTETLER: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously.
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88 B. HEARING OF VISITORS: Dennis Andres, of the Palais Royal;
89 all others wishing to be heard.
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91 DENNIS ANDRES: Executive Director of the Morris & Palais Royal requested to be heard on
92 account of a proposed sign for the Palais Royal. He passed around several historic photos of the
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93 Palais Royal that showed the placement of the marquee, the sign for the Palace of Sweets, and the
94 large roof-top sign. He discussed in length the reasons for the sign — to bring in more business to
95 the Palais Royal, and for enhanced visibility of venue above the Vine Restaurant — the location of
96 the sign on the South facade.
97 Several commission members again reminded Mr. Andres that a sign had never histoncaiiy
98 been placed in the chosen location and that the sign did not refer to the Rococoesque architecture
99 and glitz of the Palais Royal.
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101 JOHN OXIAN: I moved to advise for an identifying sign on the south side of the building near the
102 entrance with final approval given by the Indiana State Architectural Historian.
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104 LYNN PATRICK: Seconds the motion and it passes. Martha Choitz opposed. [6-1]
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106 JOHN OXIAN: I would like to make a motion that we move the yard light item to hearing of
107 visitors to enable Toy Villa to make a presentation.
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109 MARTHA CHOITZ: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously.
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111 TOY VILLA from the City Engineering Department made a presentation on the City's Yard Light
112 Project. According to Toy, the project split the cost of the lamppost between the city and the
113 homeowner 50/50. The owner would pay the electric bill and the cost of maintenance.
114 The lamps are about five feet tall, and there are three choices from which to choose. The
115 purpose of the project is to increase security in South Bend's neighborhoods, provide uniform
116 lighting, and to possibly remove streetlights.
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118 John Oxian mentioned that liaisons from historic districts are concerned that this program would
119 cause the removal of streetlights from the district, or in the least not promote the installation of
120 streetlights where streetlights are needed. West North Shore is a district where the entire north
121 side of the street is not lit. John mentioned the liaisons from the districts should be involved in this
122 policy decision before the commission determines how it would proceed on a possible blanket C of
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125 III. REGULAR BUSINESS
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127 A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: July 2004; August 2004
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129 MARTHA CHOITZ: I will make a motion that we accept July 2004 and August 2004 monthly
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MARY JANE CHASE: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously.
B. TREASURER'S REPORT
C. COMMITTEE REPORTS
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138 JOHN OXIAN: I would like to make a motion that Mary Jane Chase serve as temporary. secretary
139 and Gerald Ujdak serve as temporary treasurer until the end of the year.
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141 LYNN PATRICK: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously.
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143 JOHN OXIAN: I have made the following committee changes:
144 1. Budget and Finance — Gerald Ujdak — Chairman
145 2. Historic Districts Diane Wrobel-Illes — Vice -Chairwoman
146 3. Standards and Maintenance — no .Vice -Chair
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148 D. STAFF REPORTS
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150 1. C of A Approvals; Correspondence: Leeper Park Bridge Lights;
151 Howard Park neighborhood.
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153 KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: Staff approved a few in-kind roof replacements, and tree removals
154 for dead and diseased trees. Staff received a letter regarding the Leeper Park Bridge lights from
155 IlVDOT. Apparently, the agreement between the state and the city has not been finalized, though it
156 was staff s understanding that monies had been set aside for the restoration of the lights. Members
157 of the Howard Park neighborhood are interested in George Kessler's landscape and boulevard
158 plan. Gerald Kline, of West North Shore, noted to staff his concerns regarding the city yard light
159 program the district's need for more streetlights.
160 The DHPA approved HPC's bid documents for the reprinting of the historic district.-
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164 2. Grant Status: Brochure; Decennial Survey of city & county.
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166 KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: Staff also has been working on the decennial surveys for the city.
167 and the county. HLFI and DHPA agreed to amendments to the county survey, but not complete
168 resurvey. The surveys will be completed in separate printing and this has caused an increase in
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171 John Oxian noted that his name and office should be added as a signatory and that the secretary's
172 line would also need to be changed.
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174 Karen noted that the memorandum had been drafted by HLFI, and that they could certainly make
175 those changes.
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177 3. Legal Report
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180 ANN CAROL-NASH: I reviewed the memorandum that Karen drafted and I agree with what was
181 written regarding approving compensation time for the assistant director.
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183 MARTHA CHOITZ: I move that we accept the memorandum on fair labor standards.
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MARY JANE CHASE: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
1. Chapin Park Local Historic District update
JOHN OXIAN: We received a memo to change the name of the district as proposed by the
neighborhood association from Chapin Park - Park Avenue to simply Chapin Park Local Historic
District.
2. Re -authorize Memorandum of Agreement with Historic Landmarks Foundation
for new City Decennial Survey and amendments to county survey.
KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: If the contract as proposed by HLFI meets with the approval of the
commission with the minor corrections in the names of the signatory; they will then need a
resolution to adopt it and authorize the president and secretary to sign it on behalf of the
commission.
LYNN PATRICK: I will make a motion that we adopt the September 21" Memorandum of
Agreement.
MARY JANE CHASE: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously.
V. NEW BUSINESS
LYNN PATRICK: It has been recommended that the Historic Preservation Commission and
supported by the County Commissioners require Karen Hammond -Nash to make full restitution of
$552.50 for the stale dated checks; since she was responsible for the timely handling of these fees.
I would like to make a motion that this be an accepted way of dealing with this unusual
situation.
MARTHA CHOITZ: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously.
1. Accept resignation of Historic Preservation Commission officers.
(Secretary Virginia O'Hair; Treasurer Catherine Hostetler)
MARTHA CHOITZ: I will make a motion to accept the resignation of Virginia O'Hair.
LYNN PATRICK: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously.
2. Appoint interim secretary & treasurer to serve through December, 2004.
MARY JANE CHASE: I will make a motion that Catherine be allowed to take a leave of
absence from her position as treasurer and be allowed to serve as interim director.
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230 DIANE WROBEL-ILLES: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously.
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232 3. Accept resignation of director
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234 LYNN PATRICK: I will make a motion to accept the resignation of the current director, Karen
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237 DIANE WROBEL-ILLES: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously.
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239 4. Review applications received for director position
240 5. Authorize staff attendance at O'Brien Conference
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242 MARY JANE CHASE: I will make a motion that Julie and Catherine be allowed to attend the
243 O'Brien Conference in Madison, Indiana.
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245 LYNN PATRICK: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously.
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247 VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS & MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS:
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249 LYNN PATRICK: I went down to Leeper Park with Wayne and took pictures of the trees that
250 they want to limb up in Leeper Park. I also met with the city forester and went over with him the
251 pictures that Wayne had taken. I have indicated on these photographs where the city, forester
232 wants to make the cuts and why. (Refer to the pictures that Lynn Patrick brought in).
253 I would like to make a motion that we reverse our earlier decision regarding C of A 2004-
254 0610; and that we modify it to say trim trees at Leeper Park and in front of pumping station as
255 described.
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257 CATHERINE HOSTETLER: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously.
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259 VII. ADJOURNMENT
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261 GERALD UJDAK: I will make a motion to adjourn the meeting.
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263 LYNN PATRICK: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously. ADJOURNED 9:30 PM.
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