Level II: Old North Knoxville H-1
11-H-17-HZ
Applicant Request
Accessory structure- Construction of two-story frame 14'x28' x 20' front-gabled frame garage with wood siding to rear south of house on the site of former accessory structure at head of driveway. Install double-hung wood windows in dormers and fiberglass-clad doors.The main roof pitch is proposed to be 8/12. The roof is to be sheathed in 5v-groove metal sheathing. Two sets of wooden or fiber-cement louvred shutters to be installed on south side of garage. Framed board wood barn door to be installed on north side. A 28'x7' color-tinted concrete patio will be poured to the adjacent north of the structure toward the inside of the back yard. The concrete patio will be covered by a metal-sheathed shed roof supported by four 6x6 wood columns. Garage entrance on front façade to be side-hinged framed board wood doors. Decorative louvered vent to be installed in front gable. (Revised previously approved garage design fo this location dated 4-7-2016 and approved 5/9/2016.)
Old North Knoxville H-1
- Style: Colonial Revival (1933)
- Frank Clark, Jr. House. Two-story frame with brick veneer. Side-gable roof with concrete French tile covering. Double-hung 6/6 windows. One-story, one-bay central front porch with metal balustrade. Fluted engaged one-bay central front porch with Doric columns and entablature with dentil molding at front entry. Two exterior end brick chimneys. Brick foundation. Rectangular plan with 2015 rear addition.(Contributing)
- Style: Colonial Revival (1933)
Applicable Guidelines
Old North Knoxville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on November 25, 2004.
See Guidelines- M. AUXILLARY BUILDINGS: HISTORIC CHARACTERISTICS
- Typical outbuildings would have included carriage houses, barns, outhouses or servants'quarters, often more than one-story tall and built with steeply pitched gable roofs or combined gable and shed roofs, with weatherboard or board and batten wall covering.
- 1. The design of outbuildings such as garages shall acknowledge and suggest the function of original outbuildings that would have been located in the neighborhood.
- 2. The design of features like garage doors that face the street shall mimic carriage house doors from an era consistent with the primary building on the lot.
- 3. Garages shall be located to the rear of the primary building on the lot.
- 4. Materials used in constructing outbuildings or accessory buildings may only use materials and design characteristics selected from the following list: wood lap siding with a four-inch lap or board and batten; a steep roof pitch; overhanging eaves; exposed rafter tails; wood windows; masonry but not exposed concrete block or split-face block; garage doors appearing to be carriage doors or plank doors with reinforcing trim.
