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1319 E. South Street, South Bend, Indiana 46615 p. 574-234-6578 email: johncmellor@gmail.com July 7, 2025 Kate Himick, Historic Preservation Specialist Department of Community Investment City of South Bend 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, Suite 1400S South Bend, Indiana 46601 MEMORANDUM Certificate of Appropriateness Application Bess House Side Porch Renovation Riverside Historic District South Bend Kate, My client, Philip Bess, is the owner and resident at 1021 Hudson Avenue in South Bend. His home sits at the edge of the Riverside Historic District, whose district report describes the house as a “contributing Colonial Revival”. Specifically, the report describes the house as follows: Built in 1921 by Marvin Campbell as a rental property. Mr. Campbell was a prominent South Bend businessman and owner of the Campbell Box and Tag Company. He owned the house until his death in 1930, leaving the house to his children, who all quit their claim on the house to their sister, Harriet Hager. Mrs. Hager continued to rent the house out until 1978. Mr. Bess faithfully maintained the exterior of the house, retaining almost all the home’s original wood detailing. Further, Mr. Bess has been systemically restoring the original wood sash windows throughout the home. See the attached photos of the front of the house for its current appearance. Mr. Bess desires to update his side porch so that he might be able to make use of it in colder weather. Specifically, he would like to remove the existing wood screen panels, which are currently attached to the structure and slab with brackets and screws, and replace them with new screen panels that include a removable glass insert on the inside of the frames. Further, the new combination storm + screen frames would sit on a new wall, two feet in height, for two