Historic Zoning Commission
Mechanicsville H: Level II
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of Certificate 11-G-24-HZ as submitted.
Location Knoxville
243 Deaderick Ave. 37921
OwnerElizabeth Gunn & Bryan Hill
Applicant Request
Guttering; RoofingRemoval of original slate roof and replacement with new dimensional shingle cladding. Scope of work also includes the installation of new chimney caps and gutters.
Staff Comments
Queen Anne, Eastlake and Tudor, c. 1888Designed by Bauman and Bauman. Two and one-half story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Hip roof with lower cross gables and slate roof covering. Imbricated shingles in gable and applied stylistic halftimbering with central carved panel in porch gable. Double hung two over two and small paned stained glass and Queen Anne windows. Two story front porch with turned wood columns and balustrade on both levels, supported on brick piers with inset lattice panels. Three interior off set brick chimneys. Brick foundation. Irregular plan.
Roofs
The best roof materials to use when roofing are replicas of the original. If not feasible, metal, asphalt, or fiberglass shingles can be used, but their colors should be carefully selected to reflect the original roofing colors.
1. The shape of replacement roofs or roofs on new construction shall imitate the shapes of roofs on neighboring existing houses or other houses of the same architectural style. Roof pitch must duplicate the 12/12 pitch most often found in the neighborhood, the roof pitch typical of the style being referenced by a new building, or the pitch of neighboring buildings. Roof shapes must be complex, using a combination of hips with gables, dormers, or where appropriate to the style, turrets, or other features that emphasize the importance of Victorian-era or Craftsman styling.
3. Repair or replace roof details (chimneys, roof cresting, finials, attic vent windows, molding, bargeboards, and other unique roof features). Use some of these details in designing new buildings.
6. Gutters may be half-round, if desired; half-round gutters are appropriate for Mechanicsville's buildings, but are not required