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• APPENDIX "A" 2-86 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND & ST. JOSEPH COUNTY SITE INSPECTION REPORT 107 Greenlawn DATE: February 5, 1986 INSPECTOR(S): Karen K i emnec , Elizabeth straw DESCRIPTION: The building at 107 Greenlawn consists of the original two and a half story residence with additions of a chapel and a novitiate, now a school, to the front of the structure. The original residence, a Period Revival structure built in 1909 and remodeled in 1928, is covered with brick and has a slate roof. The additions are of modern construction (1959) and have little or no ornamentation. A large iron fence surrounds the property that covers most of a city block. • REMARKS: 107 Greenlawn, originally known as 1701 E. Jefferson, has undergone several alterations. Major alterations occur•ed in 1959 with the addition of the novitiate and chapel to the front of the house. At the same time the original residence, which was stucco, was covered with brick to match the new additions. The staff believes that with the exterior changes that have occured to the building that the structure should not receive Landmark designation. However, the current owners, the People of Praise, should be commended for their• effort to restore the interior and their upkeep of the exterior of the building. The fence that surrounds the property may be eligible for landmark designation since there are only a few examples of iron fences of this type in South Bend. The fence surrounds the entire block bounded by Jefferson, Greenlawn, Esther, and Colfax and if landmark designation for it is sought, the entire fence should be included. All property owners on the block would need to be notified of the proposed designation. •