Level II: Edgewood-Park City H-1
10-D-19-HZ
Approved As Modified
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the following scopes of work: installation of rear skylights; shifting the rear door 18" to the east, with the condition that wood trim be installed to match existing; replacement of the west elevation louvered vent with a wood casement or fixed window; and replacement of the two double-hung dormer windows with two wood casement windows, with the condition that the historic wood trim remain. Staff recommends denial of the east and west elevation skylights visible from the street.Applicant Request
Doors; Skylights/Solar- - Install egress skylight on east elevation roof
- - Install fixed skylight on west elevation roof
- - Install two fixed skylights on rear elevation
- - Replace existing paired double-hung windows in front dormer with two wood casement windows with to meet egress requirements. The 4" wood center trilm between the two windows will remain and be restored. A center rail across the glass of both casement windows will mimic the look of the meeting rail of the existing double-hung windows.
- - Replace west elevation gable vent with clear casement or fixed window of same size
- - Move existing rear door 18" to the right (east)
Edgewood-Park City H-1
- Style: Queen Anne cottage, c.1890
- One-story frame residence with a hipped roof with lower gables projecting to the front and side, clad in asphalt shingles, and an exterior clad in wood clapboard siding. A one-story, hipped roof front porch extends the length of the façade, supported by square wood columns. A hipped dormer with paired one-over-one, double-hung sash windows is centered on the primary roofline. Decorative casement window and wood shingles in front gable field.
- Style: Queen Anne cottage, c.1890
Applicable Guidelines
Edgewood-Park City Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on July 29, 1997.
See Guidelines- Roofs
- 5. Do not use satellite dishes, solar collectors, modern skylights, or inappropriate structures on roof planes that are visible from the street, or install them where they interfere with decorative roof elements.
- Windows
- 3. If replacement windows are necessary, they must be the same overall size as the originals, with the same pane division, and the same muntin style and exterior depth, width, and profile.
- 6. It can be appropriate to design and install additional windows on the rear or another secondary elevation. The designs shall be compatible with the overall design of other windows in the building.
- Entrances
- 2. It may be appropriate to design or construct a new entrance if the historic one is missing. Any restoration shall be based on historical, pictorial, and physical documentation and be compatible with the historic character of the building.
- 3. A replacement entrance must not create a false historic appearance. A new entrance shall be compatible in size, scale, materials, and color.
- 6. Secondary entrances shall be compatible with the originals in size, scale, and materials.
Meeting Date
October 17, 2019
COA Expires October 30, 2022
Edgewood-Park City H-1
1616 Jefferson Ave. 37917
Applicant / Owner
