Level I: Market Square H-1
2-H-11-HZ
Approved
Recommendation
APPROVE Certificate No. 2011MKT. The concept of the sign mentioned in this application was approved at the January 20, 2011 meeting, The design has been refined and the size increased slightly in this application.Applicant Request
SignsMarket Square H-1
- Style: Italianate Commercial (1872)
- Peter Kern Building. Three story, three bay brick building with similar facades. Bracketed ornamental metal cornice. Segmental arched replacement windows. Ornamental metal window hoods. Ornamental brick string course between second and third stories. Applied keystones above windows. c. 1980 storefront. Entrance to upper stories on south elevation (407 Union).
- The first recorded occupancy of the building was by Peter Kern Co. bakers and confectioners in 1876. The building housed the Cole, Inc. Pharmacy from 1935 through 1965, and the upper floors have served as a small boutique hotel since the 1980s. The building is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places as The Mall Building, and is included in the Market Square National Register Historic District as well.
Applicable Guidelines
Market Square Design Guidelines and Designation Report, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on July 24, 2001.
See Guidelines
