Level II: Old North Knoxville H
1-D-26-HZ
Recommendations will be available 1 week prior to the meeting.
Applicant Request
Accessory structure; Doors; Porch; Windows- Conversion of existing carport to a garage. The carport will be enclosed with in-kind fiber cement lap siding, and fiber cement cornerboards and window and door trim, in-kind to the house, will be added. Two composite garage doors (design unspecified) will be installed on the northeast elevation, and one window will be installed on the southeast elevation.
- Removal of existing, non-historic addition on rear elevation. Installation of new one-story 20' wide by 8' deep addition, flush with a new 11' wide by 8' deep porch, on the rear elevation. The addition and porch will be covered by a partial hipped roof, and it will feature two windows and a half-lite secondary entrance leading to the porch. It will be clad in fiber cement lap siding with an in-kind profile to the house's wood lap siding and rest on a block foundation clad in brick veneer. The porch will feature tongue-and-groove wood flooring, a beadboard ceiling, two 6" posts with trim, and a brick pier and lattice foundation in-kind to the front porch.
- Modifications to window placement on rear elevation. Removal of three non-historic windows on the first-story and installation of three 1/1 windows. Revised size, placement, and number of window openings on the second-story and installation of four 1/1 windows.
Old North Knoxville H
- Style: Queen Anne, c.1896
- Two-and-one-half-story frame house with a hipped roof clad in asphalt shingles, an exterior of wood lap siding and wood shingles, and a brick foundation.
- Style: Queen Anne, c.1896
Applicable Guidelines
Old North Knoxville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on November 25, 2004.
See Guidelines- A. Roofs
- 2. The eaves on additions or new buildings shall have an overhang that mimics existing buildings near the property. A minimum eave overhang of at least eight inches must be retained or used on new buildings or additions to existing buildings.
- 4. Materials used in roofing existing buildings or new construction shall duplicate the roofing materials originally found in the neighborhood. Asphalt or fiberglass shingles can be appropriate, as are wood, slate, standing seam metal, or metal shingle or tile roof coverings. The color of roofing materials should be a dark green, charcoal gray, black or dark reddish brown to simulate the original roof colors.
- B. Windows
- 2. If replacement windows are necessary, they shall be the same overall size as the originals, with the same pane division and the same muntin depth, width and profile. They shall be the same materials as the original windows, which were generally wood.
- 5. It can be appropriate to design and install additional windows on the rear or another secondary elevation. The design must be compatible with the overall design of the building.
- 6. Windows may not be blocked in. They must retain the full height and width of the original opening.
- C. Entrances
- 7. Secondary entrances must be compatible with the original in size, scale and materials, but clearly secondary in importance.
- L. Additions
- 1. Locate exterior additions at the rear of or on an inconspicuous side of a historic building, limiting the size and scale in relationship to the historic building, and using appropriate proportions.
- 2. Design new additions so that it is clear what is historic and what is new.
- 3. Consider the attached exterior addition both in terms of the new use and the appearance of other buildings in the historic district. Additions shall be distinguishable from the historic building, but shall be compatible in terms of mass, materials, size, texture, and scale. Additions shall be designed so they can be removed without destroying the form of the historic building.
- 4. New additions should not be visible from streets.
- 5. Before expanding the size of the historic building with a new addition, try reconfiguring interior space that does not define the historic character of the building in order to accommodate the new space needs.
- 6. Do not cause a loss of historic character through a new addition.
- M. Auxiliary or Outbuildings
- 1. The design of outbuildings such as garages shall acknowledge and suggest the function of original outbuildings that would have been located in the neighborhood.
- 2. The design of features like garage doors that face the street shall mimic carriage house doors from an era consistent with the primary building on the lot.
- 3. Garages shall be located to the rear of the primary building on the lot.
- 4. Materials used in constructing outbuildings or accessory buildings may only use materials and design characteristics selected from the following list: wood lap siding with a four inch lap or board and batten; a 12/12 roof pitch; overhanging eaves; exposed rafter tails; wood windows; masonry but not exposed concrete block or split-face block; garage doors appearing to be carriage doors or plank doors with x-bracing or perimeter reinforcing timbers.
Meeting Date
January 15, 2026
Old North Knoxville H
241 E. Scott Ave. 37917
Applicant
Sean Bolen
Owner Keeton Ross
