Level II: Fort Sanders NC-1
4-J-18-HZ
Approved As Modified
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the work as proposed.Applicant Request
Porch elements; Windows- Demolition of late front porch enclosure and reconstruction of front porch to match original as closely as possible, based on remaining physical evidence on the house. Install new 3x5 vinyl double-hung windows into upper front levels to align with each other. The original front door and sidelights will remain in place. Replace the existing second-floor non-original door with a steel 36" X 80" full-lite door as per picture submitted.
- BUILDING MATERIALS:
- The porch railing will be wood constructed with a top rail and bottom rail with square wood balusters.
- Top rail will be 3-1/4" wide x 1-5/16" tall. Bottom rail will be 2-1/2" with 3" tall kick space blocks. Handrail to be 36" in height with spindles spaced every 3 Yz".
- Porch columns with be 4X4" wood posts with decorative crown piece.
- Ceiling will be bead board. If existing bead board ceiling can be salvaged and repaired, it will be retained. If not, new bead board will be used on the ceilings of both second floor and first floor porch ceilings.
- The house is currently clad in 12" Masonite siding. The sides of the house that will now be exposed by removal of the addition will be covered in the same siding and painted to match.
- Second floor porch floor will remain tongue-and-groove. The first floor porch floor, whichis currently a mixture of deck boards and vinyl flooring, will be replaced with 4-inch nominal tongue-and-groove flooring.
- Two steps will be constructed at front of the porch with handrails built to match the railing design. Wooden handrails will be 36" high with spindles placed less than 4" apart. Risers will be no more than 8" with treads at least 9" in depth. Nosing to be a minimum of %" but will not exceed 1-1/4".
Fort Sanders NC-1
- Style: Queen Anne (c. 1850)
- Two-story frame with 12-inch masonite siding. Hip roof with lower cross gables. Paired one-over-one double-hung windows above one-story square bay with tripled one-over-one windows and brackets, paneling above and below windows. Three over-one-windows above enclosed front porch. Original full-view entry with sidelights and transom. Interior offset brick chimney. Brick foundation.
- Style: Queen Anne (c. 1850)
Applicable Guidelines
Fort Sanders NC-1, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on September 13, 2000.
See Guidelines- PORCHES
- 1. Provide porches with proportions and materials that complement pre-1940 housing. For clapboard type construction wood is the most appropriate primary material. Brick or cut stone are appropriate as foundations or in column supports.
- NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PRESERVATION BRIEFS 45: Preserving Historic Wood Porches
- To retain the historic character of the porch, the replacement parts should match the historic component as closely as possible in material, design, color, texture, and other qualities. To achieve this, existing evidence of the historic design, such as a baluster or column detail, or a tongue and groove floor design, should serve as a pattern for the replacement part.
- In limited cases, it may be appropriate to use a substitute material for the replacement material as long as it conveys a close visual match. Before replacing a deteriorated historic porch component, it is important to understand how it was constructed and installed, and what lead to its deterioration. If the replacement part does not sufficiently match the historic part, the character of the porch may be diminished, or even lost.
- 9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property.
