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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Application Number: 2001-0630 Property Location: 1102 East Wayne Property Owner: Mary Jane Hernandez Landmark or District Designation: LHD-EW Rating: C/9 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT This house was built in 1925 for Edward and Mary Johnston. Edward was a physician with offices in the Citizen's Bank Building. The Johnston's sold the property to the Coquillard Land Company in1929. It remained vacant until they sold it in 1931 to developers, Whitcomb and Keller who used the house as a rental. They sold the property to Henry and Jeanette Humrichouser in 1933. Henry was born in Pierceton Indiana and married Jeanette Miller in 1918 and moved to South Bend in 1926. The resided here until 1940 when the house was sold to William Brookins, an advertising Manager. The house was sold eight more times between 1942 and 1985 when it was purchased by the current owners, Estanisloa and Mary Hernandez. RECOMMENDATION The Preservation Guidelines for the East Wayne Street Local Historic District follow the Rehabilitation Model. The applicant is requesting to remove the screen panels on the north side porch and replace them with paneling on the bottom and double hung windows with screens on the top. The existing screen door would be replaced with a white wooden storm door. The Staff has many questions regarding this application and has attempted to contact both the owner and the contractor; however, neither could be reached prior to sending these packets out. Some of the issues the staff has with this application concern the lack of description regarding the paneling, the windows and the screen door. This staff cannot not determine from the information submitted what the end project will look like. As such, the staff cannot make a recommendation at this time. If the needed information is received prior to the meeting the staff will pass out a written recommendation that night, if not then it will be up to the owner and contractor to answer all questions at the meeting.