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trim. The house has large bay windows on the north fagade, a four-story tower at the northeast corner, projecting turret with conical roof at the southeast corner, a steep gable on the port-cochere at the west end, and six stone chimneys with simple banding and cut stone caps. Most windows are one -over -one wood double -hung; there are also windows with double transoms, as well as a few Gothic windows. Generally, windows are deeply recessed and feature stone lintels and sills. At the west end of the house, colonnettes flank six windows with double transoms on the fourth floor, while first story windows are set in rounded heavy stone arches with colonettes. The front entry porch is enclosed by round stone arches supported by clusters of Romanesque columns. The porte-cochere has intersecting gables and large arched openings. The rear veranda stretches around the south and east, featuring short Romanesque columns with a variety of capitals. Doors are wood. ALTERATIONS: COA 1979-1107 to convert house into a restaurant through exterior changes listed in Appendix I (including #10: enclosing rear garden veranda) was denied. COA 1979-1217 addressed concerns discussed on previous COA to convert house into a restaurant; it was conditionally approved pending treatment of the porte-cochere. COA 1980-0219, upon review for the third time, approved conversion of the house into a restaurant, enclosure of the porte-cochere doorway openings with nonfunctional paneled wood doors, and enclosure of rear veranda with 6- and 3- light casement and fixed wood windows. COA 1980-0317 approved construction of a stone sign south of the Washington Street entrance. COA 1980-0903 approved construction of a wooden fence to enclose area south of building to install a freezer. COA 1982-0524 approved repair of roof. COA 1988-0721 approved in-kind replacement of front steps and repair of north garden wall. Six- and three -light casement and fixed windows enclosing rear veranda have been replaced with new vinyl windows without COA approval, in violation of Ordinance Section 21-100(10). COA 2017-0214A to replace wood windows in rear veranda with vinyl windows encased with wood molding to cover all exposed vinyl was denied. COA 2017-0601 (to remove and replace vinyl windows) applied, subsequently withdrawn. APPLICATION ITEMS: Removal of a total of 21 vinyl windows. Install 4 58 5/8" x 61 3/4" INU316Lowe-Insulated Units Low E 1" Glass Panes on the east side. Install 4 104 ''/z" x 615/8" INU316TmpLow E -Insulated tempered glass 1" panes on the South side from The Glass Doctors as recommended by HPC and Indiana Landmarks. Exterior trim will be installed and painted to historically match. Existing interior trim and concrete pillars will be resealed and painted using proper materials and procedures by K&J Building Contractors. Please see attached diagram scope of work. Due to our seasonal time as well as the cost incurred we are requesting to complete the Southeast side Spring of 2018 and the back -South side fall 2018. K&J Building Contractors on our behalf will obtain permits with both City of South Bend and the Historical Commission if needed. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Applicant proposes removal of 21 vinyl windows installed without HPC approval, and installation of single glass pane Low E DS Insulated Glass windows from The Glass Doctors, for an in-kind replacement of the windows which were first installed when this area was enclosed to provide seating space for the restaurant. Exterior trim will be installed and painted to match existing trim on house. Although the porch was not originally enclosed, the proposed treatment will seek to simulate the open -porch that existed before. Existing interior trim and concrete pillars will be resealed and painted using proper materials and procedures by K&J Building Contractors. Request has been made to install new windows on the southeast side of the rear porch in Spring 2018, with the balance to be replaced Fall 2018, due to the seasonal time as well as the cost incurred. Mr. Todd Zeiger of Indiana Landmarks was consulted by both the building owner's representative (Kristi Matteoni) and the contractor (K&J Building Contractors) to create a working solution for this project. Mr. Zeiger submitted diagrams and photographs detailing his recommendations that accompanied the original application, as well as were furnished to this office independently. His e-mail correspondence and diagrams are included, see attached. A site visit by Deputy Director Adam Toering and Preservation Specialist Steve Szaday in conjunction with Mr. Zeiger was held in the afternoon of Tuesday, September 12tr', 2017, and confirmed the total window count and enclosure dimensions. There are at present the following distributions of windows in 2