Historic Zoning Commission
James White Fort Individual H Landmark: Level II
10-I-22-HZ
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of Certificate 10-I-22-HZ, subject to the following conditions: 1) reduction of pavilion's visual impact on overall property via revised placement, revised height and scale, or a combination of the two, with approval by staff; 2) material sample of "shake shingle" roofing and board-and-batten siding to be provided to staff for approval.
Location Knoxville
205 E. Hill Ave. 37902
OwnerJames White Fort Association, Inc
Applicant Request
Accessory structureRevision to October 2022 submission. New secondary structure, combining a pavilion and a new bathroom facility. Pavilion measures 42' wide by 75'-6" long, which incorporates a 10'-4" bathroom and storage area at the rear (north side) of the pavilion, enclosed under the primary roof. The pavilion features an 8/12 pitch, front gable roof clad in "shake shingle," supported by 12 by 12 square posts with a timber frame truss open gable on the front (south) elevation. The rear massing is clad in board-and-batten siding. The pavilion's façade will be aligned with that of the primary cabin, set 10' to the left (west).
Staff Comments
N/AMuseum complex comprised of 8-10 log and wood structures, illustrating c.1800 frontier complex of James White.
1. A property will be used as it was historically or be given a new use that requires minimal change to its distinctive materials, features, spaces and spatial relationships.
2. The historic character of a property will be retained and preserved. The removal of distinctive materials or alteration of features, spaces and spatial relationships that characterize a property will be avoided.
3. Each property will be recognized as a physical record of its time, place and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or elements from other historic properties, will not be undertaken.
4. Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in their own right will be retained and preserved.
5. Distinctive materials, features, finishes and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property will be preserved.
9. New additions, exterior alterations or related new construction will not destroy historic materials, features and spatial relationships that characterize the property. The new work will be differentiated from the old and will be compatible with the historic materials, features, size, scale and proportion, and massing to protect the integrity of the property and its environment.
10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction will be undertaken in such a manner that, if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired.
