Level II: Fourth And Gill H-1
6-B-20-HZ
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the work as proposed, with the condition that the newly created porch receive additional details to present a more finished appearance, to be approved by staff.Applicant Request
Accessory structure- After-the-fact review of alterations to outbuilding. Large tree stump at southeast corner of outbuilding has contributed to deterioration of the outbuilding's brick wall. Applicant has removed left (south) half of exterior brick walls and supported existing roof with six square wood columns (four 6" x 6" wood columns and two 4" x 4" wood columns, all unfinished wood beams). Applicant has installed a new exterior wall and a barn-style sliding door, along with painting sections of the masonry outbuilding. Project also includes the construction of a wood deck on top of the existing outbuilding floor and installation of gutters.
- Conditions identified at 6/18/2020:
- 1) Wood porch ceiling to be installed and painted
- 2) Cover exposed brackets on the columns
- 3) Paint the columns
- 4) Repair/re-install soffits behind gutters
Fourth and Gill H-1
- Style: Colonial Revival Cottage (c.1910)
- One-and-one-half-story residence with a hipped roof clad in asphalt shingles and an exterior of fiber cement board siding. Hipped porch supported by squared columns is centered on the façade. Hipped-roof dormer with two casement windows centered on façade roof slope.
- Structure under review is a side-gable, brick masonry outbuilding to the rear of the property.
Applicable Guidelines
Fourth and Gill Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on April 20, 1999 and June 29, 1999.
See Guidelines- Auxiliary or outbuildings were often used in the Fourth and Gill neighborhood, although many of them have deteriorated or been destroyed over the years. Typical outbuildings would have included carriage houses or servants' quarters, often taller than one story and built with steeply pitched gable roofs, or combined gable and shed roofs, with weatherboard or board and batten wall covering. Smaller work sheds were also common in Fourth and Gill. Newer houses in the district might have had garages, with the same roof shapes and wall coverings, or with wall coverings that matched the primary building on the lot.
- 1. Buildings resembling servants' quarters or carriage houses, work buildings, or simple one-story garages are appropriate to be constructed in the Fourth and Gill Historic District. Their size and construction should use materials that correspond to the original primary buildings on the lot.
- Porches
- 1. Repair porches on historic houses using wood floors, balustrades, posts and columns, or replace duplicating the original size and design. Reconstruction of the documented original porch is also appropriate.
- 4. In new construction, the proportion of the porches to the front facades should be consistent with the historic porches in the neighborhood. Details such as columns, posts, piers, balustrades and porch flooring must use materials that present a visually and physically appropriate appearance historically.
Meeting Date
June 18, 2020
COA Expires June 18, 2023
Fourth and Gill H-1
1009 Gratz St. 37917
Applicant / Owner
