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Design Review Board

Level 1: Minor alteration of an existing building/structure

2-C-08-DT

The scope of work for this project includes replacement of 98 windows in kind at The H.T. Hackney Co. All windows on Gay Street, Union Avenue and State Street sides of building will be replaced with Eagle windows, except for 5 windows along bottom of Union Ave and 2 facing State Street which had previously been replaced. Window replacement activities will take approximately 6 months. This project is located in the Gay Street Commercial National Register District.

Location
502 S Gay St
Applicant Request
The scope of work for this project includes replacement of 98 windows in kind at The H.T. Hackney Co. All windows on Gay Street, Union Avenue and State Street sides of building will be replaced with Eagle windows, except for 5 windows along bottom of Union Ave and 2 facing State Street which had previously been replaced. Window replacement activities will take approximately 6 months. This project is located in the Gay Street Commercial National Register District.
Staff Comments
In the historic resources section of the guidelines it says, Repair rather than replace historic windows and Replace windows if repairs are not possible with matching windows, including duplicating design, operation, material, glass size, muntin arrangements, profiles, and trim (page 24).

This project is proposing to replace the existing wood windows with an aluminum clad wood window. As submitted in the application, the new windows are designed to meet the guideline requirements with the following exceptions to the general pattern of the existing windows:
* On the Gay St facade, the second story windows currently have an 8 over 1 muntin pattern; the new ones have an 8 over 8 muntin pattern (window letter G and P in the packet).
* On the Union side of the building, the second floor windows in the middle currently have a 6 over 6 muntin pattern; the new will have a 6 over 1 muntin pattern (window letter A in the packet).
* The remainder of the arched windows (window letters D, F, I, J, & K in packet) currently only have two parts, the lower rectangular and the upper with the arch integrated into the window; the new windows will split into three sections, the lower and middle rectangular and a separate arched window. If you look at the State Street facade picture you can see that there are two windows that have been replaced prior that have been split into three parts. This shifts the division from the middle of the window to lower in the new windows.
Applicant

ES&H, Inc.

Planning Staff
Mike Reynolds
Phone: 865-215-3827
Email: mike.reynolds@knoxplanning.org
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