Level II: Old North Knoxville H-1
10-K-16-HZ
Approved
Recommendation
Approval with an initial mock-up of the double top-rail design provided for staff review and approval on-site with condition that balcony balusters match the height of the existing porch balusters.Applicant Request
Porch elements- Replace non-original wood sided balustrade on second-level balcony with 2-inch (actual size) wooden turned balusters similar to those on first-level porch.
- Construct balustrade with guard rail at 36 inches maximum from the porch floor to the top of the rail and to match the design of the existing lower-level porch top and bottom rails. The square tops and bases of the proposed balusters will be trimmed as needed in order to achieve the 36-inch height from the floor.
- Replace non-original wood sided balustrade on second-level balcony with 2-inch (actual size) wooden turned balusters similar to those on first-level porch.
Old North Knoxville H-1
- Style: Queen Anne (c. 1910)
- Two-story frame wihtr aluminum siding. Hip roof with lower cross-gables and asphalt shingle covering. Double-hung 2/2 windows with multi-light bordered Queen Ann-style windows within the canted front bay. One-story two-thirds front porch with wood columns with Doric capitals. Interior offset brick chimney. Brick foundation. Irregular plan. (Contributing)
- Style: Queen Anne (c. 1910)
Applicable Guidelines
Old North Knoxville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on November 25, 2004.
See Guidelines- PORCHES
- 1) Historic porches on houses in Old North Knoxville should be repaired, or may replicate the original porch if documentation of its size and design can be discovered.
- 2) Design elements to be incorporated in any new porch design must include tongue and groove wood floors, beadboard ceilings, wood posts and/or columns and sawn and turned wood trim when appropriate. If balustrades are required, they must be designed with spindles set into the top and bottom rails.
