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Level II: Ft. Sanders NC-1

10-B-18-HZ

Postponed

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Recommendation
Applicant Request
    • Reconstruct original upper and lower front porches of house relocated from 1810 Highland Avenue based on documentary photos and ghostmarks of previously existing porch members. Add rear deck not visible from the right-of-way.
Ft. Sanders NC-1
    • Style: Queen Anne with Eastlake influence (1895)
      • Two-story frame wth weatherboard wallcovering, hip roof with cross gables, front gablet with sunburst pattern flanked by sawn brackets. Two-story cut-away bay at front gable featuring fishscale shingles surrounding wood-louvered dentiled attic vent. Two-story three-quarter front porch with sawn-wood arched railing at second-level porch, square wood columns with unusual curvilinear sawn brackets. Pented roof projection supported by scrolled brackets on first-level. First and second levels are differentiated with beltcourses. Two-over-two double-hung wood windows and half-light paneled front entry (currently boarded). Brick foundation. Two interior offset brick chimney stacks, one rear and one front side (currently missing). Irregular plan. This original decorative elements of this house reflect a George Barber influence. (Contributing)
Applicable Guidelines
Fort Sanders NC-1, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on September 13, 2000.
    • PORCHES
    • Porches were universal in Fort Sanders. They are essential in providing architectural harmony along the street. They also served as a place to enjoy pleasant weather and to socialize. They continue to define the neighborhood, and provide security, offering a built-in neighborhood watch program.
    • 1. Provide porches with proportions and materials that complement pre-1940 housing. For clapboard type construction wood is the most appropriate primary material. Brick or cut stone are appropriate as foundations or in column supports.
    • 2. Porches should be no less than 6 feet deep and no more than 10 feet deep. They may be recessed behind the main setback line or alternatively can extend 10 feet into the front setback line.
    • SECRETARY OF INTERIORS STANDARDS
    • 5. Distinctive features, finishes and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property shall be preserved.
    • 6. Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement or missing features shall be substantiated by documentary, physical or pictorial evidence.
    • 9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment.
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Meeting Date
October 20, 2016
Ft. Sanders NC-1
1717 Laurel Ave
Applicant / Owner
John John Holmes

Case History

Postponed
October 20, 2016
Date Filed
September 24, 2018

Case History