Level II: Fourth And Gill H-1
6-C-14-HZ
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of Concept 3 with square wooden columns on piers and a square wooden balustrade based on the findings of fact and the design guidelines. The owner/applicant will be responsible for providing a property survey to Building Inspections to determine if any of the work is potentially within the City's right-of-way.Applicant Request
Masonry repair/painting; Porch elements; Siding; Windows- LEVEL I
- Re-point brick foundation as needed according to Preservation Brief #2 provided. Replace porch flooring in-kind as needed.Remove two non-original, late 2/1 double-hung window sashes on east-side 1st and 2nd levels and one on the rear 1st level that were improperly retroffited to fit into the openings. Replace with wood 1/1 double-hung windows previously approved by the HZC to match those on the remainder of house. Remove stationary single-light window on rear east side from non-original, late opening and replace with operable 1/1 double-hung sash to fit current opening.
- LEVEL II
- Lower foundation wall of porch to floor level and add wood columns, square or turned balusters and molded handrail to front porch as indicated in submitted drawings. Replace deteriorated wood double-hung windows in-kind on side and rear of house utilizing specification for front window replacements previously approved by HZC.
Fourth and Gill H-1
- Style: Queen Anne Cottage (c. 1885)
- Altered one-story two-thirds front porch with shed roof, battered columns on brick piers, brick balustrade and brick foundation- Craftsman influenced. (contributing).
- Style: Queen Anne Cottage (c. 1885)
Applicable Guidelines
Fourth and Gill Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on April 20, 1999 and June 29, 1999.
See Guidelines- FOURTH AND GILL DESIGN GUIDELINES (all apply)
- PORCHES
- " . . . individual [porch] details should be repaired and preserved, or replicated if good documentation of the original porch exists."
- 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
- WINDOWS: Rehabilitation and New Construction
- 1. Vinyl and aluminum replacement windows should not be used.
- 2. Original windows should be reused. It will be much less expensive
- and much better historically to retain the original windows.
- 3. Storm windows are often considered when a homeowner wants
- to increase the heating and cooling efficiency of a building.
- Interior storm windows that cannot be seen from the street might
- be a better alternative. If exterior storm windows are used, the
- windows can be wood, or color dad metal to match the building's
- trim. Exterior storm windows and security windows should not be
- used if they damage or obscure the original windows and frames.
- 4. If replacement windows are necessary, they should be the same
- overall size as the originals, with the same pane division, and
- the same muntin style and exterior depth, width and profile.
- False muntins or grids should not be used.
- 5. Windows should not be replaced with fixed thermal glazing or
- permitted to be inoperable. In many cases fixed or inoperable
- glazing violates code requirements for egress.
- The following SECRETARY OF INTERIORS STANDARDS are particularly applicable to this proposal:
- 2. The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided.
- 3. Each property shall be recognized as a physical record of its time, place and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or architectural elements from other buildings, shall not be undertaken.
- 4. Most properties change over time; those changes that have acquired historic significance in their own right
- shall be retained and preserved.
- 5. Distinctive features, finishes and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property shall be preserved.
- 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 in design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features shall be substantiated by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence.
- 7. Chemical or physical treatments, such as sandblasting, that cause damage to historic materials shall not be used. The surface cleaning of structures, if appropriate, shall be undertaken using the gentlest means possible.
- 9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment.
Meeting Date
June 19, 2014
COA Expires June 18, 2016
Fourth and Gill H-1
609 Caswell Ave 37917
Applicant
Melissa Melissa Caldwell-Weddig; - Christopher Weddig Christopher Weddig
Owner Melissa Melissa Caldwell-Weddig - Christopher Weddig Christopher Weddig
