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STAFF REPORT
CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
Date: October 12, 2026
Application Number: 2026-1005
Property Location: 841 Park Avenue
Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Gable T / 1890,
Remodeled 1916 / Remodel Ernest W. Young
Property Owner: Cole Hay
Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park LHD, Ord.
#9575-05; Chapin Park Register Historic District NR-0407
Rating: Contributing
DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/SITE: This building is a two-story, gable T plan home on a brick founda-
tion with a central brick chimney. It is sided with wood clapboard with fishscale shingles in the south gable. There
is a square bay on the south sdie of the house. The roof is of asphalt shingle, with a moulded rake on the gable ends.
There is one corner porch on the south side of the central gable. The windows are nine-light casements in the front
with 3 light transoms. The bay has 9/1 double hung wood windows. The front door is a wood panel door from the
1916 remodel with round light and arched lintel and decorative metalwork and hinges.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has requested approval to:
1) Construct a 2 car garage 24′ x 22′ with 6″ cedar lap siding, asphalt shingle roof, cedar trim with a 4 1/4″ crown
and rough sawn plywood soffit to match the house. 9/9 dounble hung windows and a 9 lite half lite door. Overhead
doors to be an aluminum or wood carriage house stlye door.
STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES:
New Construction: Page 33-35.
SITE VISIT REPORT: N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The new garage porposed will match the house in style and is typical of car-
riage houses of the early 20th century found in Chapin Park. Note: the City of South Bend Zoning Ordinanace
21-03.03 states: “A garage facing an alley shall be set back 5' from rear lot line or not less than 18' ” Based on the
information provided prior to this public hearing, Staff make a FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION.
Prepared by
Ross Van Overberghe, Historic Preservation Administrator
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY
215 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Ph: 574-235-9371 | hpcsbsjc@southbendin.gov | www.southbendin.gov/HPC
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SATELLITE IMAGERY — Imagery from 2026