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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY <br />Phone: 574/235.9371 Fax: 574/235.9021 Email: hpcsbsjc@southbendin.gov <br />STAFF REPORT <br />CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A <br />CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS <br />Date: February 12, 2024 <br />Application Number: 2024-0205 <br />Property Location: 710 Cushing Street <br />Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: American Four- <br />square / 1901 / W. W. Schneider <br />Property Owner: Eric Stalheim <br />Landmark or District Designation: South Bend Local Land- <br />mark, Ordinance #8373-1993 <br />Rating: Outstanding <br />DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/SITE: Two story American foursquare house with wood clapboard siding <br />on concrete block foundation. Large exterior brick chimney on the north facade. Hip roof with wide eaves. Brick <br />porch with hip roof and brick piers and rails with stone caps. Windows are 6/1 and 4/4 double hung. <br />ALTERATIONS: AA 2019-0703 allowed for the removal and replacement of asphalt shingle roof. COA 2011- <br />1229 allowed for the removal of tree stumps. COA 1999-0812 allowed for the installation of a chain link fence. <br />APPLICATION ITEMS: “Move front door to original location, Remove non-original door and canopy on south side of house, <br />Remove non-original back porch handrails, Install new half-round gutters on house and porches, replace garage roof with new architectur- <br />al asphalt shingles, Exterior siding and window restoration/maintenance and painting. - See attachment for more in depth description.” <br />DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has requested approval to: <br />1. Move existing original front door back to it’s original location. <br />2. Remove non-original side door and canopy and replace with salvaged historic 6-light windows. <br />3. Remove modern back porch handrail and replace south side rail with new rail to match character of the <br />house. <br />4. Install new half round gutters with leaf guards to main house and porches and repair wood fascia. <br />5. Replace asphalt shingle roof on garage with new architectural asphalt shingles. <br />DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: See Standards and Guidelines: <br />Doors: Pages 10-11; Porches: Pages 17-18; Roof, Gutters/Downspouts, Soffits: Pages 19-21; Windows: Pages <br />29-32 <br />SITE VISIT REPORT: N/A <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: All proposed projects are positive improvements to the preservation of the <br />structure and are returning it to a previous historic state. Staff gives a favorable recommendation. <br />Prepared by <br />Ross Van Overberghe, Historic Preservation Administrator