Level II: Old North Knoxville H
11-F-21-HZ
Postponed
Recommendation
Staff recommends denial of window replacement with the proposed Andersen Fibrex composite single-hung windows, and approval of window replacement with double-hung, one-over-one, wood windows.Applicant Request
Windows- Proposed replacement of vinyl and wood windows with new one-over-one, single-hung composite (Andersen Fibrex 100 Series brand) windows. Applicant had previously applied for repair to original wood windows and replacement of existing vinyl windows (7-A-21-HZ).
Old North Knoxville H
- Style: Folk Victorian, c.1915
- One-story frame residence with a cross-gable roof clad in asphalt shingles. One-over-one, double-hung windows. Front porch was previously enclosed; enclosure was removed around 2006. Interior offset chimney. Stuccoed foundation.
- Style: Folk Victorian, c.1915
Applicable Guidelines
Old North Knoxville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on November 25, 2004.
See Guidelines- 1. Original windows shall be reused if possible. It will be much less expensive and much better historically to retain the original windows, and it is inappropriate to replace them with new windows that differ in size, material, or pane division.
- 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.
- 3. True divided lights shall be used in replacement window sashes with more than one pane.
- 1. Original windows shall be reused if possible. It will be much less expensive and much better historically to retain the original windows, and it is inappropriate to replace them with new windows that differ in size, material, or pane division.
