Level III/IV: Old North Knoxville H-1

3-E-09-HZ

Denied

Recommendation
APPROVE Certificate No. 30509ONK. Demolition is very undesirable, but the extreme deterioration and damage of this building, combined with the applicant's willingness to construct an appropriate replacement, make demolition the only option.

Applicant Request
    • Demolish existing deteriorated, fire-damaged building. Construct new house, virtually identical in appearance on the exterior, using wood siding, wood two sash one over one windows appropriately sized, wood soffit and wooden front door. Roof covering of dimensional asphalt shingles on hip roof with lower cross gables and front gable 12/12 pitch, masonry foundation, square wood porch posts, shingled front gable with scalloped bracket, wood tongue in groove porch floor, brick chimney. Overall width of house to duplicate existing.

Old North Knoxville H-1
    • Style: Queen Anne Copttage (c.1895)
      • One and one half story frame with artificial siding wall covering. Hip roof with lower cross gables and asphalt shingle covering, fishscale shingles and sawn wood attic vent in front gable. Double hung two over two and replacement aluminum windows. One story two-thirds front porch with concrete floor, replacement columns Interior offset brick chimney. Stuccoed foundation. Irregular plan. Beaded brackets under roof of one story cutaway bay window. Numerous additions at rear. Fire damage.

Applicable Guidelines
Old North Knoxville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on November 25, 2004.
See Guidelines

Meeting Date
March 19, 2009

Old North Knoxville H-1
1417 Cornelia St

Applicant / Owner
Jared Brewster

Case History

Date Filed
March 5, 2009

Date Heard
March 19, 2009

Case History