Level II: Individual H-1 Ramsey House
5-E-16-HZ
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval based on the compatibility of the additions with the existing structure, and based on the fact that the context of the Ramsey House will not be negatively impacted.Applicant Request
Additions- Extend and widen gabled projection on east façade at entry. Add gabled bathroom addition to south façade. Remove shed addition on west (rear) facade and add larger shed-roofed storage addition. Add gabled porch addition to north façade. All additions are one-story and all roof pitches will match existing. All frame materials to match existing. Extend parking lot to north, away from the Ramsey House. Parkng surface may be gravel or pervious pavers. Accessible parking spaces are to be paved with black asphalt or aggregate concrete. Additions and parking are to be configured as indicated on drawings submitted for review by the HZC at their May 19th, 2016 meeting.
Individual H-1 Ramsey House
- Style: Federal vernacular (1791)
- The 1791 two-story Ramsey house is constructed of rough cut marble and blue limestone, the first stone house in Knox County. The house was built by Charleston architect Thomas Hope for Col. Francis Alexander Ramsey whose family became one of the most influential founding fathers of Knoxville.
- Style: Federal vernacular (1791)
Applicable Guidelines
Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings.
See Guidelines- 1. Every reasonable effort shall be made to provide a compatible use for a property which requires minimal alteration of the building, structure, or site and its environment, or to use a property for its originally intended purpose.
- 2. The distinguishing original qualities or character of a building, structure, or site and its environmental shall not be destroyed. The removal or alteration of any historic material or distinctive architectural features should be avoided when possible.
- 8. Significant archeological resources affected by a project shall be protected and preserved. If such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures should be undertaken.
- 9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment.
- 10. Wherever possible, new additions or alterations to a structure shall be done in such a manner that if such additions or alterations were to be removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the structure would not be impaired.
Meeting Date
May 19, 2016
COA Expires May 19, 2019
Individual H-1 Ramsey House
2614 Thorngrove Pk 37914
Applicant
Frank Frank Sparkman
Owner Ramsey House Board of Directors - Assoc. for the Preservation of TN Antiquities Assoc. for the Preservation of TN Antiquities
