Level II: Old North Knoxville H-1
5-J-15-HZ
Recommendations will be available 1 week prior to the meeting.
Applicant Request
Deck; Doors; Material changes (wood, brick, metal, etc.); Windows- LEVEL I. Remove existing porch beadboard ceiling in order to add the appropriate structural framing. Salvage and/or replace existing beadboard with matching beadboard in material (wood) and style.
- LEVEL II. Please refer to attached diagrams and photos for visual clarification of the following items:
- REHAB AND SALVAGE WINDOWS
- o Move square 6/1 Window A on rear to replace larger double-hung Window C on rear, in order to align with the square6/1 Window B, also on rear.
- o Install back door in location where Window A was removed. Proposed rear replacement door will be wood and will match front door with same 6/1 window pattern.
- o Move Window C from south wall to rehab/replace nonoriginal Window E facing southwest towards Cornelia Avenue.
- o Remove Window D (facing east toward neighbor's house) and salvage parts to rehab other original windows in need of repair (salvaging hardware, sashes, panes, etc). This window is not visible from any right-of -way except the alley.
- o Replace Window D with new window that is 47 inches tall and 35 inches wide. The existing Window D is 68 inches tall and 35 inches wide. New window will match in materials (wood) and 6/1 muntin configuration of windows original to the house.
- BASEMENT DOORS AND WINDOWS (west-facing Cornelia Avenue and south-facing the alley and Anderson Avenue)
- o Both southwest and southeast basement entrances have been demolished due to heavy deterioration from termites and prolonged water exposure to adjacent floor joists and structural beams. New beams and posts were installed to restore structural integrity to the back of the house.
- o Replace southeast entrance to the basement with new brick and/or wooden door. Wooden door to have wooden pergola rafters installed over it. New brick will match existing west-facing brick. There are currently two types of brick used on the basement exterior. Northeast and northwest-facing brick match each other (rug-face brick). Southwest and southeast-facing brick match each other. New brick will be painted to match existing painted brick.
- o Replace southwest entrance to basement (facing Cornelia St) with salvaged wooden side-opening carriage doors or new doors in Craftsman style . Each door will be 4 feet wide by 7 feet tall.
- DECK AND FENCE
- o Construct a wooden deck approximately 20 feet wide starting from the east corner of the house and extending 14 feet deep with wooden stairs installed on the east side of the deck away from and with limited visibility from Cornelia Avenue.
Old North Knoxville H-1
- Style: Craftsman c. 1915
- One and one half story frame with weatherboard wallcovering. Side gable rof with asphalt shingles and bracketed eaves. Double-hung four-over-one and six-over-one windows. One-story three-quarter front porch with truncated wood posts on truncated brick piers, and sawn wood balustrade. Brick foundation. Rectangular plan. Recessed divided sidelights at front entry. Projecting bay on south eleveation. (Contributing)
- Style: Craftsman c. 1915
Applicable Guidelines
Old North Knoxville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on November 25, 2004.
See Guidelines- B. WINDOWS p. 15
- In order to judge the necessity of replacing windows, a careful survey should be made of the windows and their condition. This survey should include a consideration of their value in the overall architectural design of the building.
- 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.
- 5. It can be appropriate to design and install additional windows on the rear or another secondary elevation. The design must be compatible with the overall design of the building.
- 6. Windows may not be blocked in. They must retain the full height and width of the original opening.
- 7. Storm windows can be allowed as a way to increase the energy savings of a historic house. Interior storms should be considered. Exterior storms can be appropriate, if they are designed so their meeting rail duplicates that of the original window, and if they are wood or color clad metal, matching the building's trim. Exterior storm windows shall not be used unless they do not damage or obscure the original window and frames.
- 8. Reuse existing, serviceable window hardware.
- SECRETARY OF INTERIORS STANDARDS FOR REHABILITATING HISTORIC BUILDINGS
- 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.
