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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9404-03 Historical Landmarks - the two Street Lights currently located at 833 Northside Blvd.ORDINANCE No. Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana March 10, 20 03 Attest: Attest: d ~t-~~tt. aZ Presented by me to the Mayor of the Ciry of South Bend, Indiana March 12 , 20 03 Ciry Clerk President of Common Council City Clerk March 13, Approved and signed by me 20 03 Mayor ORDINANCE NO. ~~ l-~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AND DESIGNATING THE TWO (2) STREET LIGHTS CURRENTLY LOCATED AT 833 NORTHSIDE BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend & St. Joseph County has petitioned for the designation of the following described structures and real property as an Historic Landmark, pursuant to Ordinance No. 5565-73, as amended, to wit: Two (2) cast iron residential design street lights formerly located on the streets of South Bend as local landmarks. The Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County, after due study, and in agreement with its present owners, has recommended the designation of the property as an Historic Landmark. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA as follows: Section I. The Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County, after due study, has recommended the designation of the two (2) street lights currently located at 833 Northside Boulevard as Historic Landmarks under Ordinance No. 5565-73. Section II. If the street lights are moved to another location in the future, said lights shall remain Historic Landmarks at their new location. Section III. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after it passage by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor, and publication. Member of the Commo Council t sr READING 2'~~^O 3 PUBLIC HEARING 3-~~"a} ACS ~",,.~e'~ 3 rd READING 3 -lQ-v3 LCS Q~.~~c"~ NOT APPROVED REFERRED PASSED 3_~p_p3 a1 ~•¢,~ F1~2d ~l'a Cl~pa: S Of~~C~ ~i~~ 1 ~ 2003 LOf;E'TYA J. C33lDA CITY CLGR°~~ FfO. E~tJD~ 1~3. TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND:Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred: BILL NO. 13-03 A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND DESIGANTING THE TWO (2) STREET LIGHTS CURRENTLY LOCATED AT 833 NORTHSIDE BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion, this bill is being recommended to the full Council with a favorable recommendation with the following amendments: Council Attorney Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand offered the following amendments for consideration: The title of the bill would read as follows: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND DESIGNATING THE TWO (2) STREET LIGHTS CURRENTLY LOCATED AT 833 NORTHSIDE BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS 2. Section 1. would read as follows: The Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County, after due study has recommended the designation of the two (2) street lights currently located at 833 Northside Boulevard as historic landmarks under Ordinance No. 5565-73. 3. The current Section 2. would be renumbered to Section 3. 4. New Section 2 would read as follows: If the street lights are moved to another location in the future, said lights shall remain historic landmarks at their new location. Sean Coleman Acting Chairman ~~\\ No. 13 ~3 /'~ PROPOSED LOCAL LANDMARK TWO STREET LIGHTS AT 833 NORTHSIDE BOULEVARD, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Historic Preservation Commission Of South Bend and Saint Joseph County February 15, 2002 STREET LIGHTS AT 833 NORTHSIDE BOULEVARD HISTORICAL CONTEXT These two lamp posts and street lights are believed to be designed by George Cutter, a lighting designer and manufacturer of great local significance at about the period, in the late 1920s, that this neighborhood, the Sunnymeade Third Addition to the City of South Bend, was developed and the houses built. Presently, the Westinghouse Corp. holds many of the patents, and retains the engineering drawings, for many of the Cutter Lighting Co. lights once maid in South Bend. However, we are not aware of these particular lights being in production currently, nor of there being plans to reintroduce them. These lights differ from most of the period, because most were designed for optimal pedestrian use, and not for lighting the broader areas of parking lots, since pazking lots were a far less common element of city land use, in the 1920s. They are not only attractive in themselves; they are also highly interesting, in that they show the transitional period of street lighting, from being pedestrian-oriented, and less bright, to the present automobile drive and parking lot orientation. They retain the decorative elements of the earlier era, while they are a very early example of the height and scale of public light fixture common now. ARCHITECTURAL DESCRII'TION These streetlights aze ornate cast iron, hollow for carrying their electrical wiring, and including a cast iron base, pole, arm, and brace. They have octagonal glass-paned metal lanterns at the top, with incandescent bulbs behind frosted glass. They are substantially taller than the typical streetlight of the era, being approximately 8 feet tall, as appropriate serve vehicular traffic, when most lights were still mainly serving pedestrians. RECOMMENDATION These lampposts and lights should be recommended to the Common Council for designation as Local Landmarks. They meet three criteria: 1) embodiment of elements of architectural design, detail, material, or craftsmanship which represent an architectural chazacteristic or innovation; 2) suitability for preservation; 3) identification with the life of a person or persons of historical significance. As to the first criterium: They embody distinctive elements of the transitional period between hand craftsmanship, and modern machine casting, and, likewise, a transitional period in the purpose and primary use of street lighting. Also, they aze unusually beautiful and highly detailed, especially for industrial area lighting. As to the second criterium, the lampposts are in excellent condition, having not deteriorated to any noticeable degree at all in the last seventy or eighty years. Both their design and manufacture is of local significance, because of the connection between George Cutter, the Cutter Manufacturing Company, and the City of South Bend. ~a3~~ 4~ ~t~~~'~ ~f~c~~ ~~~~~ ~ ~ Z003 ~o~~~• p rn J: ~s~~~rr cwc~~~ty, e~o. e~~!~, o~. ~.. ..4....