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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY Phone: 574/235.9371 Fax: 574/235.9021 Email: hpcsbsjc@southbendin.gov STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: June 9, 2025 Application Number: 2024-0522 Property Location: 402 West Navarre Street Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Craftsman Bungalow / c. 1913 / W. W. Schneider Property Owner: Indiana Landmarks Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park LHD, Ordinance #9575-05 Rating: Outstanding DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/SITE: This is a 2 story rectangular plan Craftsman bungalow house. Walls are of stretcher bond dark brick and shingle siding. The shallowly sloped roof has wide eaves and brackets support- ing the soffit with exposed rafter tails. The windows are 1/1 double hung. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has requested approval to: 1) Repair of the existing water table, siding, and masonry in kind. The 10’ water table (currently exposed concrete block) to be coated with a new stucco, and existing stucco on rear second story wing also to be repaired in kind. Masonry to be restored with bricks original to the home. The approximate third of siding that is missing from the rear of the house to be replaced with in-kind cedar shingles painted to match. 2) Construct a rear porch approximately 6’ deep by 12’ long (see attached designs), and shift the exiting rear door by three feet to acommodate a more spatious kitchen layout. Structure to be wood with concrete piers faced with masonry brick, hollow core fiberglass columns, and Trex decking. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Porches: Pages 17-18 SITE VISIT REPORT: N/A STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The proposed repairs to the water table, siding, and masonry are sound ave- nues of repair using appropriate materials. The design and footprint of the proposed porch is in keeping with the massing and scale of a rear porch, and Staff feels that the proposed designs are sympathetic to the existing home and neighborhood. Staff is favorable to either design (Proposal Version 1 or Proposal Version 2). Given the infor- mation provided prior to this public hearing, Staff makes a FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION. Prepared by Kate Himick, Historic Preservation Specialist 2025-0522a