Level I: Fourth And Gill H-1
5-C-14-HZ
Approved
Recommendation
Applicant Request
WindowsFourth and Gill H-1
- Style: Neoclassical (c. 1900)
- Two-story frame with weatherboard wall covering (recently removed asbestos shingle). Hip roof with hipped front and side dormers, asphalt shingle roof covering. One over one double -hung windows. One story hipped roof porch with round wood columns, Ionic capitals, sawn wood balustrade. Two brick interior central chimneys, one front and one rear. Brick foundation Rectangular plan. Transom and sidelights at front entry and paired one- over- one double- hung windows on front elevation. C
- Style: Neoclassical (c. 1900)
Applicable Guidelines
Fourth and Gill Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on April 20, 1999 and June 29, 1999.
See Guidelines- Windows-Rehabilitation and New Construction
- 1. Vinyl and aluminum replacement windows should not be used.
- 4. If replacement windows are necessary, they should be the same
- overall size as the originals, with the same pane division, and
- the same muntin style and exterior depth, width and profile.
- False muntins or grids should not be used.
- 5. Windows should not be replaced with fixed thermal glazing or
- permitted to be inoperable. In many cases fixed or inoperable
- glazing violates code requirements for egress.
- Porches- Rehabilitation and New Construction
- 1. Repair porches on historic houses using wood floors,
- balustrades, posts and columns, or replace duplicating the
- original size and design. Reconstruction of the documented
- original porch is also appropriate.
- 3. New front porches in Fourth and Gill must be large enough to
- provide seating, i.e., six to eight feet in depth.
- 4. In new construction, the proportion of the porches to the front
- facades should be consistent with the historic porches in the
- neighborhood. Details such as columns, posts, piers, balustrades
- and porch flooring must use materials that present a visually
- and physically appropriate appearance historically.
- 5. Do not replace a wooden porch floor with a poured concrete or
- masonry floor. The concrete floor will change the historic
- appearance of the building, and can retain moisture that
- eventually damages the building.
- Doors- Rehabilitation and New Construction
- 1. Entry features that should be preserved include sidelights and
- transoms of plain, patterned, beveled or stained glass, fan light
- windows, entablatures, and the original doors. All add character
- to the structures within the Fourth and Gill Historic District.
- 2. It may be appropriate to design or construct a new entrance if
- the historic one is missing. Any restoration should be based on
- historical, pictorial and physical documentation and should be
- compatible with the historic character of the building
- and with adjacent buildings. It should not create a false
- historic appearance. Entrances should not be removed
- when rehabilitating a building, either in adapting to a
- new use or continuing a historic one.
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- 5. Determine if a storm door will be instrumental to saving energy.
- If a storm door is used, it should have a color-clad frame and a
- full view glass, or be designed to respect the original entry door.
- Security doors should follow the same guidelines .
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- 7. Missing doors should be replaced with new doors appropriate
- for the style and period of the building. In replacing missing
- original doors, replacement doors should mimic doors typical
- for that architectural style, including materials, glazing, and pane
- configuration. Solid six panel or flush wood or steel design doors
- should only be used for entrances not visible from the public
- street. "Decorator" designed doors available from wholesale
- hardware stores are usually not appropriate for the architectural
- styles of the Fourth & Gill Historic District.
