Level I/II: Old North Knoxville H
5-G-21-HZ
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the proposed project, with the following conditions:1) any new wood elements introduced on siding and trim should match originals in dimensions, exposure, design, and placement;
2) reduce the size and massing of the rear roofline modification/dormer addition to minimize visibility from the street;
3) if new fenestration is to be added to the rear elevation to access the screened porch, new documentation should be submitted to staff or the Commission as necessary.
Applicant Request
Additions; Deck; Material changes; Porch; Roofing; Siding- Exterior rehabilitation, including new front porch, new two-story deck, and new gable-roof dormer addition. Application also includes new asphalt roof shingles, removal of non-historic "brick-look" cement siding, and repair and replacement in-kind to existing wood siding underneath. All new wood siding will match existing in dimensions, exposure, and placement, along with cornerboards and trim.
- Front porch: removal of non-historic front-gable stoop over door. New front porch to reflect similar designs on adjacent Queen Anne cottages in E. Oklahoma Avenue and draw from footprint of 1917 Sanborn map. Front porch will be 5' deep by 29'-1" wide, with a low-pitched hipped roof, and extend almost the full length of the façade, supported by new turned wood posts.
- Rear addition: removal of existing shed roof structure over existing one-story rear addition. Reconstruction of roof above addition to add an additional half-story, with a new gable roof measuring 12'-1" tall from existing wall height to roof peak. Gable roof will feature a pitch that matches the main hipped roof, new roof shingles to match existing structure, with lap siding, fascia boards, partial cornice returns, and wood trim to match existing house. The gable field will feature a three-over-one, double-hung wood window, measuring 4'-4" tall by 2'-8" wide. The existing four adjoining single-light windows on the rear elevation will remain, followed by a new entry accessing the deck. The deck will feature two adjoining French doors with sidelights, and wood trim to match existing house. The new rear elevation doors will measure 8'-8" wide by 6'-10" tall.
- New screened-in porch and second-story deck: A 23'-3" wide by 10' deep, two-story porch structure to project from rear elevation. The rectangular porch addition will be enclosed with siding (to match existing lap siding) and screened-in, with two screen doors on the rear elevation. Above the screened-in porch, a pressure-treated wood deck will be accessible from the house's main story. The deck will feature square wood pickets and a rail.
- Conditions of approval per 5.20.2021 HZC Meeting:
- 1) any new wood elements introduced on siding and trim should match originals in dimensions, exposure, design, and placement;
- 2) rear addition and roofline massing to match submitted 3-dimensional rendering, with an offset in rooflines to differentiate the rear addition from the original roofline;
- 3) if new fenestration is to be added to the rear elevation to access the screened porch, new documentation should be submitted to staff or the Commission as necessary;
- 4) the front porch turned wood columns be 6" instead of 4";
- 5) if the door is replaced, a Queen Anne-style door be selected, with approval by staff.
Old North Knoxville H
- Style: Queen Anne Cottage, c.1910
- One-story residence with a steeply-pitched, hipped roof with projecting gables, clad in asphalt shingles. Exterior is clad in non-historic brick veneer and rests on a brick foundation. Façade features a gabled portico with square wood posts on wood piers. Two interior offset brick chimneys.
- Style: Queen Anne Cottage, 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.
- 2. The eaves on additions or new buildings shall have an overhang that mimics existing buildings near the property. A minimum eave overhang of at least 8 inches must be retained or used on new buildings or additions to existing 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.
- 6. Roofs that are visible from streets shall retain their original shapes. Do not introduce roof elements such as dormers to a roof shape that is original.
- C. Porches
- 1. Historic porches on houses in Old North Knoxville should be repaired, or may replicate the original porch if documentation of its size and design can be discovered.
- 2. Design elements to be incorporated in any new porch design must include tongue and groove wood floors, beadboard ceilings, wood posts and/or columns and sawn and turned wood trim when appropriate.
- D. Entrances
- 6. Service (rear) entrances may not be altered to make them appear to be formal entrances by adding paneled doors, fanlights, transoms or sidelights.
- 7. Secondary entrances must be compatible with the original in size, scale, and materials, but clearly secondary in importance.
- Wood
- 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. Reconstructed 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.
- Additions
- 1. Locate exterior additions at the rear of or on an inconspicuous side of a historic building, limiting the size and scale in relationship to the historic building, and using appropriate proportions.
- 2. Design new additions so that it is clear what is historic and what is new.
- 3. Consider the attached exterior addition both in terms of the new use and the appearance of other buildings in the historic district. Additions shall be distinguishable from the historic building, but shall be compatible in terms of mass, materials, size, texture, and scale. Additions shall be designed so they can be removed without destroying the form of the historic building.
- 4. New additions should not be visible from streets.
- 6. Do not cause a loss of historic character through a new addition.
Meeting Date
May 20, 2021
COA Expires May 24, 2024
Old North Knoxville H
322 E. Oklahoma Ave. 37917
Applicant / Owner