Level II: Old North Knoxville H
5-B-26-HZ
Recommendations will be available 1 week prior to the meeting.
Applicant Request
Material changes; Roofing- Proposed replacement of original terracotta tile roof with a new architectural shingle roof. Overall roof pitch, rooflines, chimney, and eave overhangs to be retained. Repairs as necessary to original chimney.
Old North Knoxville H
- Style: Craftsman Bungalow, c.1924
- One-story frame residence with a hipped terracotta tile roof, an exterior of brick veneer, and a stuccoed foundation. Clipped gable dormer centered on the façade roofline. Recessed corner porch.
- Style: Craftsman Bungalow, c.1924
Applicable Guidelines
Old North Knoxville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on November 25, 2004.
See Guidelines- The roofs in Old North Knoxville are now nearly all modern asphalt shingles. There were a variety of original roofing materials, such as standing seam metal or metal shingles, wood or slate shingles, large patterned asphalt or asbestos shingles, or shaped roof tiles of terra cotta or concrete. The historic roof colors would have been darker shades of brown, gray, red, green or black. If the roofs were metal, unless they were copper, they were probably painted a dark color to harmonize with the exterior siding and trim colors. Cooper roofs were allowed to anodize naturally.
- The best roof materials to use when roofing are replicas of the original. If that cannot be done, asphalt or fiberglass shingles can be used, but their colors should be carefully selected to reflect the original roofing colors.
- 4. Materials used in roofing existing buildings or new construction shall duplicate the roofing materials originally found in the neighborhood. Asphalt or fiberglass shingles can be appropriate, as are wood, slate, standing seam metal, or metal shingle or tile roof coverings. The color of roofing materials should be a dark green, charcoal gray, black or dark reddish brown to simulate the original roof colors.
- 5. Repair or replace roof details (chimneys, roof cresting, finials, attic vent windows, molding, bargeboards and other unique roof features). Use some of these details in designing new buildings.
Meeting Date
May 21, 2026
Old North Knoxville H
430 E. Scott Ave. 37917
Applicant / Owner
