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CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS STAFF REPORT • APPLICATION -- 1997-0502-4 PROPERTY -- 1208 Lincolnway East South Bend, IN 46601 OWNER -- Joey Hubner DESIGNATION -- LWE-LHD RATING -- C/10 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT This Queen Anne house was built in 1892. In 1891, Jacob Leer sold this property to Elva D. Harris for $800. Elva D. and Albert M. Harris had this house built. Harris began the South Bend Spark Arrestor Company, along with Mr. Kingsley, who supplied financial backing in 1887. Their factory was located at 504-506 East Sample Street. Harris began manufacturing spark arrestors in 1886 and became the treasurer and general manager of the South Bend Arrestory Company. The arrestors were designed for portable and traction engines, saw and planing mills, cotton gins, threshing machines, and so on. Harris left South Bend in 1922 to manufacture spark arrestors for Donkey Logging Engines in Portland, Or. He turned his business over to his son, Jay, who had previously managed Edwards Iron Works. Albert M. Harris died on July 6, 1928 at age 77 and his death notice in the South Bend'Tribune announced "Son of Pioneer Resident Dies." He had been in the tin and general • merchandise industry with Levi Steadman until he discovered the spark arrestor. Jay Harris and his brother-in-law, J.A. Holem, took.over the company when Albert moved or Oregon. Jay also became -owner of this house in 1922. Jay kept this house until 1933, when his sister Margaret became the owner. Jay died on February 12, 1938. In 1940, Margaret sold the house, which had been in her family nearly fifty years to Velma A. Enrick. The Enricks lived here for 16 years, then sold the place in 1956 to Clay and Vergie Mullins. In 1972, Robert P. Allan purchased the house. By 1983, the house was divided up and used for apartments. The current residents in 1990 are John Vogel, Henry Sharp and D.V. Helm. PROPOSED CHANGE Owner wants to remove front stairs and restore to original condition. Also, owner wants to remove existing back porch and replace with a similar porch such as the one located at 1216 Lincolnway East. STANDARDS The Preservation Guidelines for Lincolnway East Historic District states: II.A.) Existing Structures: Wall materials in the District range from brick, clapboard, decorative shingles, and asphalt and asbestos siding to aluminum siding. In the majority of cases the aluminum siding has been applied over original clapboards. II.A.1.) Required: Existing exterior building materials shall be retained. Deterioration of wood materials shall be prevented through repair, cleaning and painting. The existing or original architectural detail around windows, • porches, doors and eaves shall be retained or replaced by replicas of the same design and materials when deteriorated beyond repair. II.D.) The majority of the houses in the District have either an open or enclosed porch across the front or on the side. Most have either hip or gable