Level II: Old North Knoxville H
5-F-26-HZ
Recommendations will be available 1 week prior to the meeting.
Applicant Request
Masonry repair/painting; Roofing; Siding; Windows- Exterior rehabilitation.
- Removal of deteriorated sections of existing cedar shake siding, concentrated on the front elevation. Installation of in-kind cedar shake siding in its place (14" exposure). Repairs to existing cedar shake siding.
- Removal of existing asphalt shingle roof and installation of in-kind asphalt architectural shingle roof. Removal of original brick chimney on the south side elevation that is clad in stucco. Construction of a 3' wide by 30' tall and 1.5' deep brick chimney in its place.
- Removal of one fixed window with mock muntins to simulate two 2/2 windows and a 3-lite casement window on the front elevation, two 2-lite transom windows and a grouping of five 1/1 double-hung windows on the south (left side) elevation, a 1/1 double-hung window on the rear elevation, and a 2-lite transom window on the north (right side) elevation. Installation of 1/1 double-hung wood replacement windows in the existing openings of the double-hung and casement windows. Installation of 1-lite transom wood replacement windows in the existing openings of the transom windows. Repair of all other existing windows. Repair and in-kind replacement as necessary of window trim.
Old North Knoxville H
- Style: Queen Anne with Neoclassical Influence, c.1910
- Two story frame with replacement oversize wood shingle wall covering. Hip roof with lower cross gables, asphalt shingle covering. Double-hung replacement windows. One story wrap around front and side porch with square wood columns, side portion enclosed with glass windows. Exterior end stuccoed chimney. Rough-faced cast stone foundation.
- Style: Queen Anne with Neoclassical Influence, c.1910
Applicable Guidelines
Old North Knoxville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on November 25, 2004.
See Guidelines- A. Roofs
- 1. The shape of replacement roofs or roofs on new construction shall imitate the shapes of roofs on neighboring existing houses or other houses of the same architectural style. Roof pitch shall duplicate the 12/12 pitch most often found in the neighborhood or replicate the pitch of neighboring building. Roof shapes shall be complex, using a combination of hips with gables, dormers where appropriate to the style, turrets, or other features that emphasize the importance of Victorian-era or Craftsman styling.
- 3. 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.
- 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.
- B. Windows
- 1. Original windows shall be reused if possible. It will be much less expensive and much better historically to retain the original windows, and it is inappropriate to replace them with new windows that differ in size, material or pane division.
- 2. If replacement windows are necessary, they shall be the same overall size as the originals, with the same pane division and the same muntin depth, width and profile. They shall be the same materials as the original windows, which were generally wood.
- 3. True divided lights shall be used in replacement window sashes with more than one pane.
- 6. Windows may not be blocked in. They must retain the full height and width of the original opening.
- E. Wood Wall Coverings
- 1. Synthetic siding is inappropriate and is not allowed either as replacement siding on existing buildings or new siding in new construction.
- 3. Replacement siding must duplicate the original. Trim and patterned shingles that must be replaced must also duplicate the original material.
- 5. Wooden features shall be repaired by patching, piecing-in, or otherwise reinforcing the wood. Repair may also include limited replacement with matching or compatible substitute materials, when elements remain and can be copied.
- 6. Wood features that are important in defining the overall historic character of the building shall not be removed.
- 7. Replace only deteriorated wood. Reconstructing in order to achieve a uniform or "improved," "new" appearance is inappropriate because of the loss of good historic materials.
- 8. An entire wooden feature that is too deteriorated to repair or is completely missing shall be replaced in kind. If features are replaced, the materials they are made from shall be compatible with the original in size, scale and material. Replacement parts should be based on historical, pictorial and physical documentation.
- F. Masonry Wall Coverings
- 3. Evaluate the overall condition of the masonry to determine whether more than protection and maintenance are required.
- 4. Identify and preserve masonry features that define the historic character of the building, including walls, railings, foundations, chimneys, columns and piers, cornice and door and window pediments.
- 5. Replace an entire masonry feature that is too deteriorated to repair. Use the remaining physical evidence to guide the new work, and match new to old. Examples can include large sections of a wall, a cornice, balustrade, columns, stairways or chimneys.
- 7. Match replacement mortar to the original mortar in color, composition, profile and depth. If necessary, analyze the original mortar to determine the proportions of lime, sand and cement. A "scrub" technique shall not be used to repoint. The width or joint profile shall not be changed unless the change will return the joint to its original appearance. Sound mortar should not be removed.
Meeting Date
May 21, 2026
Old North Knoxville H
1321 Armstrong Ave. 37917
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