HomeMy WebLinkAbout738 Leland Avenue_AA 2021-0321Michele Gelfman,
President
HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
COMMISSION
OF
SOUTH BEND
AND
ST. JOSEPH
COUNTY
CERTIFICATE
OF
APPROPRIATENESS
The Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St.
Joseph County has approved the following work:
1) "Re-open" front porch, reposition/reframe front door to
accommodate original window, move door to other opening,
2) Close up second / duplex entrance door,
3) Reframe pass through into window in dining room,
4) Reopen first floor boarded up-window in bathroom,
5) reframe/reconstruct rear windows on back porch,
TBD, Contractor
for the following location:
738 LELAND AVE
South Bend, IN, 46616
Chapin Park
Application No. 2021-0321
in the County of St. Joseph; State of Indiana; which is:
Located in a Local Historic District
A Local Historic Landmark
and found this application to be appropriate according to the Standards
pertaining to Local Historic Landmarks and/or Local Historic Districts.
Regulations pertaining to the Historic Preservation Commission are
found in Chapter 21 (Zoning), South Bend Municipal Code and Chapter
26 of the St. Joseph County Code.
The issuance of this certificate does NOT in any manner, release
the recipient from the responsibility of complying with the requirements
of the zoning ordinances, building codes, safety codes, ADA or other
requirements of the City of South Bend, the County of St. Joseph, the
State of Indiana, or the United States Federal Government.
This certificate is good for one year from the date of issuance and
is effective from the date entered herein. Plans are on file and open for
public inspection at the office of the Historic Preservation Commission of
South Bend and St. Joseph County, 227 West Jefferson Blvd., Suite 1400
S, South Bend, Indiana, during normal business hours.
THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE
NAME OF APPLICANT:Catherine Osborne
CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY:
Adam Toering
Historic Preservation Specialist
POST IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE ON THE STREET SIDE
OF THE PROJECT UNTIL COMPLETION OF ALL WORK.
Phone: (574) 235-9371
E-mail: SBSJCHPC@southbendin.gov
ELICIA FEASEL
Historic Preservation
Administrator
4/7/2021DATE CERTIFICATE
TAKES FORCE:4/7/2022DATE CERTIFICATE
EXPIRES:
Ord No. 9574-05
Chapin Park
ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY
County—City Building, South Bend, IN 46601
http://www.southbendin.gov/government/department/community-investment
Phone: 574/235.7478 Fax: 574/235.9021
Email: hpcsbsjc@southbendin.gov
Michele Gelfman, President A Certified Local Government of the National Park Service Elicia Feasel, Historic Preservation
Administrator
OFFICE USE ONLY>>>>>>DO NOT COMPLETE ANY ENTRIES CONTAINED IN THIS BOX<<<<<<OFFICE USE ONLY
Date Received: ____________________ Application Number: ____________—___________________________________
Past Reviews: YES (Date of Last Review) _____________________________ NO
Staff Approval authorized by: _________________________________________________________ Title: __________________________
Historic Preservation Commission Review Date: __________________________________________________________________________
Local Landmark Local Historic District (Name) ________________________________________
National Landmark National Register District (Name) _____________________________________
Certificate Of Appropriateness:
Denied Tabled Sent To Committee Approved and issued: _____________________
Address of Property for proposed work: ________________________________________________________________________
(Street Number—Street Name—City—Zip)
Name of Property Owner(s): __________________________________________________ Phone #: ______________________
Address of Property Owner(s): _______________________________________________________________________________
(Street Number—Street Name—City—Zip)
Name of Contractor(s): _______________________________________________________ Phone #: ______________________
Contractor Company Name: __________________________________________________________________________________
Address of Contractor Company: ______________________________________________________________________________
(Street Number—Street Name—City—Zip)
Current Use of Building: _____________________________________________________________________________________
(Single Family—Multi-Family—Commercial—Government—Industrial—Vacant—etc.)
Type of Building Construction: ________________________________________________________________________________
(Wood Frame—Brick—Stone—Steel—Concrete—Other)
Landscape New Replacement (not in-kind) Demolition Proposed Work: (more than one
box may be checked)
Description of Proposed Work: _______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Owner e-mail: __________________________________ and/or Contractor e-mail: ___________________________________
X _______________________________________________ and/or X _______________________________________________
Signature of Owner Signature of Contractor
By signing this application I agree to abide by all local regulations related to project and to obtain a Building Department Permit, if applicable.
—APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE LISTED ON REVERSE SIDE—
APPLICATION FOR A — CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
This CoA application is for several projects related to rehabbing the exterior of 738 Leland Ave,
formerly 714 Leland Ave.
This house was built in 1892 and
became a duplex at some point in the
1930s or 1940s, at which point a
second front door was added. Per
the 1899 Sanborn Fire Insurance
map, it originally had a wraparound
front porch. By 1917 the stables had
been demolished and apparently
replaced by a garage of roughly the
shape and size as the one that exists
today. The wraparound front porch
was still in place, and a one-story
enclosed back porch/mudroom had
been built. At unknown dates after
that, a second story was added to the
enclosed back porch; an additional
bumpout was built to cover the
basement stairs entrance right next to the back porch; and the front porch was demolished,
with the section on the side of the house enclosed. My working assumption is that most of this
happened when the house was duplexed. A neighbor recalls that the wraparound porch was
gone when she moved to the neighborhood about 1960.
Figure 1 1899 Sanborn map showing wraparound porch, no back porch, stables
Figure 2 1917 Sanborn map showing wraparound porch, garage, 1-story back porch addition
In the mid-2000s a fire on the back porch (which was being used as a kitchen extension)
resulted in serious damage to this part of the structure and repairs were never made. The
house came into the possession of the city of South Bend and has been empty ever since. I
bought it in early January 2021 and intend to undertake a general restoration .
1) In February 2021 the HPC approved the demolishing of the second story of the back porch
addition and fire escape and in March 2021 staff administratively approved the new roof
structure. The attached plans show the proposed reconstruction as a whole. The major changed
element other is the bigger windows. The roof will be shingled with the same shingles already
approved for the house roof. The wood-framed windows will be obtained from the currently
enclosed front porch (see #2). Exterior finish material awaits removal of aluminum siding but
will either be wood clapboard or shingles or cement board to match whatever ends up on the
main house. Upstairs door will be reframed to accomodate window to match its neighbor (sash
will be salvaged from HPC).
2) Re-open front porch. The currently enclosed front porch has taken substantial damage due
to a longstanding hole in the roof. I’ve removed quite a bit of moldy drywall, insulation, etc
from the interior and got a tarp and plywood on the roof to stop more water coming in until the
roof can be rebuilt this June, but there’s a lot of work to do in this area.
Current status, interior (showing deteriorated studs from water damage, drywall removed,
current door into living room which I am proposing to turn into a window)
As the Sanborn maps above show, the porch was originally open and l-shaped. I am proposing
demolishing the exterior walls to reopen the side porch that still exists, bringing it a step closer
to the original configuration and also matching several other houses in the neighborhood that
have a side porch without a front porch. Main points:
• Siding on the once-and-future exterior walls will match decisions made about the main
house after unveiling. Housewrap over the sheathing in the meantime to prevent water
infiltration.
• Current wood front door to be moved to new front door location on side of foyer.
• Three of the four wood framed windows currently on front porch to be moved to back
porch/mudroom (see #1).
• Fourth window matches the other living room bay window; reframe current doorway
into living room to accommodate this window, which will then be directly below a
matching window in the upstairs bay.
• Mend wood floor of current porch (some is rotted out due to water infiltration)
• Leave support studs in place for porch roof until I can find porch column(s) and railing of
an appropriate age and style. Will request staff approval for specific elements once I find
something.
Current status, exterior:
Generally speaking, with the porch opened up, the duplex front door closed, and tbd salvaged
porch elements added, the look I am going for is similar to that of 908 Leland, a couple blocks
up the street:
Reference photo for un-enclosing side porch: 908 Leland
3) Close up second front door cut for duplex entry; exterior siding decisions to match th e main
house once unveiled. See above for “before” picture.
4) Reframe door in dining room to accommodate window to match the other dining room
windows. Sash to be either salvaged (hopefully) or custom-built wood.
dining room, currently. Door opening
faces side yard.
5) Reopen first floor bathroom window. This was covered at some point and the window itself
is missing -- there’s just a piece of plywood tacked into the opening with foam right now. Sash
to either be salvaged or custom-built wood. This window faces away from the street in the
direction of the back yard. Current status: