Level II: Old North Knoxville H
5-G-26-HZ
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
Pending additional Commission input on proposed replacement windows, staff recommends approval of Certificate 5-G-26-HZ, subject to the following conditions:1) pane division on new windows on right side and rear elevation to reflect pane division of original windows;
2) window trim to be revised to better reflect the historic trim's design and size, and trim to be installed between adjoining windows, with final specifications submitted to staff for approval;
3) window trim to be applied to windows on all elevations;
4) revised window schedule to be submitted to staff for approval, showing specific proposed locations of each window.
Applicant Request
Doors; Material changes; Siding; Windows- After-the-fact review of major exterior rehabilitation, and new items to be installed to mitigate removal of original materials.
- Removal of original wood windows, including double-hung wood 3/1 and 4/1s, double-hung wood 2/2s, and eight-light wood casement windows on the façade's first story.
- Installation of new windows. New windows are wood, featuring simulated divided lites with 7/8" simulated muntins and interior spacer bars (where pane divisions are provided). Proposed windows include: five 3/1 double-hung windows on the facade, thirteen 8-light casement windows (some fixed, some operable), multiple 1/1 double-hung windows, four single-light transom/fixed windows, and a picture window flanked by two casement windows to be installed on the rear elevation.
- Enclosure of one second-story window on the right side elevation to be re-opened, with a new double-hung wood window in the "original rough opening of 28-inches by 65.5-inches."
- Removal of original wood window trim. New trim proposed to be fiber cement trim boards, with 4" casing, and projecting sills to be made of flat 1 by 6 and 1 by 2 fiber cement boards.
- Removal of patches of existing, faux-grained, asbestos shingle siding; installation in patches of faux-grained fiber cement siding.
- Proposed replacement of exterior door with a fiberglass, three-quarters-light door.
- CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL PER 5/21/26 HZC MEETING:
- 1) pane division on new windows on right side and rear elevation to reflect pane division of original windows;
- 2) window trim to be revised to better reflect the historic trim's design and size, and trim to be installed between adjoining windows, with final specifications submitted to staff for approval;
- 3) window trim to be applied to windows on all elevations;
- 4) revised window schedule to be submitted to staff for approval, showing specific proposed locations of each window;
- 5) casement windows on ground level to replicate original openings, with paired French casement windows in each openings;
- 6) approval of the proposed front door OR a door similar in design to the previous door, with an 8-pane division, with approval by staff.
Old North Knoxville H
- Style: Folk Victorian with Craftsman and Colonial Revival influences, c.1915
- Two-story frame residence with a side-gable roof, an exterior of asbestos shingles, and a brick foundation. Windows include double-hung 3/1, 4/1 and 8-light casement windows.
- Style: Folk Victorian with Craftsman and Colonial Revival influences, c.1915
Applicable Guidelines
Old North Knoxville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on November 25, 2004.
See Guidelines- 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.
- D. Entrances
- 2. Contemporary interpretations of stained glass or etched glass entry doors are usually inappropriate.
- 3. It may be appropriate to design or construct a new entrance if the historic one is completely missing. Any restoration shall be based on historical, pictorial, or physical documentation, if available. It shall be compatible with the historic character of the building or with adjacent buildings.
- 4. A replacement entrance shall not create a false historic appearance. A new entrance or porch must be compatible in size, scale, or material.
- 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.
- 12. If artificial siding is present on any elevation of a building and must be removed in order to repair the building structurally, it can be replaced on the building if no more than 49% of any elevation's artificial siding is removed. If 50% of the artificial siding on any elevation is removed for repair, it cannot be replaced.
Meeting Date
May 21, 2026
COA Expires May 20, 2029
Old North Knoxville H
1520 Fremont Place 37917
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