Level II: Fourth And Gill H-1
5-E-15-HZ
Approved As Modified
Recommendation
Approve with the following conditions: Repair and re-use the early screen and entry door on the rear rather than replace them. If existing window opening to be uncovered on front second-level requires a replacement window, it is to be a double-hung wood window with pane configuration and size to match existing window on second level.Applicant Request
Doors; Porch elements- Modified 7/10/2017: Replace non-original porch posts with 5- 1/2 to 6-inch square posts with 5-inch high base canted at top edge. Remove existing fire escape on northwest side. Replace non-original double doors at front entry with wood or painted fiberglass single door with 3/4 glass and sideslights. Repair early rear half-light door. Replace existing windows which are non-original with wooden double-hung windows. Remove covered front entry on the southeast side addition and install double-hung window. Remove non-original stairs and entry door on rear elevation and replace with wooden double-hung window to match in size and style of others on the house.
Fourth and Gill H-1
- Style: Folk Victorian (c. 1910)
- Two-story frame with weatherboard wallcovering (now replaced with asbestos shingles). Front gable roof with side gable and rear gablet, asphalt shingle roof. Sawn wood round attic vent with applied wood keystone shapes. Six-over-one, one-over-one, and two-over-six double-hung windows with applied wood lintels on the first-story windows. One-story two-thirds front porch with square wood columns (Now replaced by pedimented stoop). Twelve-light double french door entry with three-light transom. Brick foundation. Irregular plan. (Contributing)
- Style: Folk Victorian (c. 1910)
Applicable Guidelines
Fourth and Gill Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on April 20, 1999 and June 29, 1999.
See Guidelines- PORCHES
- 1. Repair porches on historic houses using wood floors, balustrades, posts and columns, or replace duplicating the original size and design.
- 4. Details such as columns, posts, piers, balustrades and porch flooring must use materials that present a visually and physically appropriate appearance historically.
- WINDOWS
- 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.
- 8. Historic windows should not be blocked in. If ceilings have been dropped, provide a setback of the ceiling to allow for the full height of the original window openings.
- 9. Reuse existing, serviceable window hardware.
- DOORS
- 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.
- 3. Service (rear or side) entrances should not be altered to make them appear to be formal entrances by adding paneled doors.
- 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.
- 6. Retain, repair or replace screened doors.
- NEW ADDITIONS (Guidelines that pertain to firestairs)
- 1. Locate attached exterior additions at the rear or on an inconspicuous side of a historic building, limiting the size and scale in relationship to the historic building.
- 4. Place new additions, such as balconies or solar greenhouses, on non-character-defining elevations, and limit the size and scale in relationship to the historic building.
- SEC'Y OF INTERIORS STANDARDS
- 2. The distinguishing original qualities or character of a building, structure, or site and its environment shall not be destroyed. The removal or alteration of any historic material or distinctive architectural features should be avoided when possible.
- 5. Distinctive features, finishes and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property shall be preserved.
- 6. Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement or missing features shall be substantiated by documentary, physical or pictorial evidence.
