Historic Zoning Commission

Fourth and Gill H: Level II

5-D-24-HZ

Staff Recommendation

The Commission should discuss whether additional transparency or exterior detail is necessary on the alley-facing elevation. Pending any additional conditions of approval, staff recommends approval of Certificate 5-D-24-HZ, subject to the condition that the applicant select architectural shingle cladding for the roof replacement.


Location Knoxville
810 Luttrell St. 37917

Owner
Stuart Calder & Hannah Frame

Applicant Request
Doors; Roofing; Windows
Exterior rehabilitation of existing secondary structure (garage). The existing garage features a front-gable roof clad in asphalt shingles, an exterior of wood lap siding, and a concrete block foundation, with a garage door fronting the alley.
- Replacement of existing roof: the application includes two options for new roof cladding: 1) "Tuff-Rib" metal panel roofing and 2) architectural shingles.
- Removal of existing garage door, installation of wood lap siding to match the existing.
- Removal of non-historic secondary door on south side elevation of garage, installation of wood lap siding to match the existing.
- Removal of double-hung window on interior (west) elevation, installation of paired, full-light, steel doors.

CONDITIONS OF HZC APPROVAL 5/16/2024: 1) applicant select architectural shingle cladding for the roof replacement; 2) applicant install a double-hung window in place of the removed garage door on the alley-facing elevation.

Staff Comments
Queen Anne, c.1900
    Two-story frame residence with a front-gable roof, an exterior of wood lap siding, and a brick foundation.

Outbuildings
Auxiliary or outbuildings were often used in the Fourth and Gill neighborhood, although many of them have deteriorated or been destroyed over the years. Typical outbuildings would have included carriage houses or servants' quarters, often taller than one story and built with steeply-pitched gable roofs, or combined gable and shed roofs, with weatherboard or board and batten wall covering. Smaller work sheds were also common in Fourth and Gill. Newer houses in the district might have had garages, with the same roof shapes and wall coverings, or with wall coverings that matched the primary building on the lot. It is acceptable to construct new outbuildings to the rear of lots on Fourth and Gill, with designs that respect the original designs.

1. Buildings resembling servants' quarters or carriage houses, work buildings, or simple one-story garages are appropriate to be constructed in Fourth and Gill. Their size and construction should use materials that correspond to the original primary buildings on the lot.

Case History