Level II: Market Square H-1
4-D-15-HZ
Approved
Recommendation
Approval based on the design guidelines and staff findings.Applicant Request
Other: Add roof parapet- Construct roof parapet of which 17+ or - inches in height will be visible above the existing wood cornice. The material is to be brick to match the existing façade and capped by a metal coping.
Market Square H-1
- Style: Commercial Vernacular (c. 1905)
- McBee Trading Company Building. Two-story brickbuilding with elaborate corbelling, limestone sills, lintels and cornice and altered storefront. A dry goods store named the McBee Trading Company was the first occupant of this building, followed by the Huff Edington department store. In 1935, it became a White Store and by 1950 a clothing store.
- Style: Commercial Vernacular (c. 1905)
Applicable Guidelines
Market Square Design Guidelines and Designation Report, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on July 24, 2001.
See Guidelines- NEW CONSTRUCTION (Infill)
- 1. The average height and width of the surrounding buildings shall determine a general set of proportions
- for an infill structure or the bays of a larger structure.
- 2. Infill buildings shall fill the space and reflect the rhythm of other facades on Market Square, with
- larger spaces being broken into smaller bays.
- 3. The organization of the facade of new infill shall be consistent with other Market Square buildings,
- with a storefront, upper story windows and cornice.
- 5. New buildings shall reflect some of the detailing of surrounding buildings in window shapes, cornices
- and brick work.
- 6. New buildings shall be composed of materials similar to adjacent facades.
- 7. The height and setback of new buildings shall be consistent with neighboring buildings.
Meeting Date
April 16, 2015
COA Expires April 16, 2017
Market Square H-1
32 Market Square 37902
Applicant
Brett Brett Honeycutt
Owner Scott and Bernadette Scott and Bernadette West
