Level II: District Of Old North Knoxville H-1
6-F-17-HZ
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval with the following conditions:1) A double-hung wood replacement window may be installed on the front second level as shown in the submitted drawing/photo if internal demolition indicates that a window originally existed in that location;
2) Replace windows in-kind on a case-by-case basis if their condition is found to be such that repair is not feasible -- as approved by staff ;
3) Replace the front door with a wood door with a 2/3 or 3/4 unembellished beveled glass panel and sidelights with dimensions as indicated by original framing -- as approved by staff and;
4) Install two wood double-hung windows on each side of the addition that match the typical size of the larger historic windows on the house.
Applicant Request
Additions; Architectural feature; Deck; Doors; Guttering; Masonry repair/painting; Porch elements; Siding; Windows- LEVEL 1
- 1) Repoint masonry. Replace missing siding in kind. Add guttering.
- LEVEL 2
- 1) Remove non-original front door and replace with an 2/3 or 2/4 light wood door with plain sidelights and transom to fit the original opening. (Pages 2-5)
- 2) Repair or replace existing windows in-kind as needed (Pages 6-8)
- 3) Add matching window to front second-level. (Page 9)
- 4) Remove non-original side door, replace opening with siding. (Pages 10-12)
- 5) Remove rear 6'x7'enclosed frame addition and construct 10x14x8h enclosed frame addition with an asphalt-shingled hipped roof. Addition to have trim and siding to match existing, and be offset from the NE corner of main house by ~12-18 inches.Two windows each on north and east sides to match the largest double-hungs on the existing house. The ~18-inch high block foundation will be stuccoed. (Pages 13-17)
- 6) Reconstruct two-tiered rear decks with 2x2 square balustrade (36" high). Lower deck to project out 12 feet and upper deck to be 6 feet deep. Current offset from SE corner of main house to be maintained. (Pages 18-23)
- 7) Remove late-added small fixed window from north side of house and fill in to re-side. (Page 24)
- LEVEL 1
District of Old North Knoxville H-1
- Style: Craftsman Four-square (c. 1915)
- Two-story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Hip roof with French cement tiles covering with cresting at ridges. One-story one-bay front- gabled front with square wood columns with Doric capitals, the once sawn wood balustrade now has 2x2 square pickets and exposed rafters. One-over-one double-hung windows.Two interior offset brick chimneys. Two-tiered covered decks in rear. Replacement front door. Brick foundation. (Contributing).
- Style: Craftsman Four-square (c. 1915)
Applicable Guidelines
Old North Knoxville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on November 25, 2004.
See Guidelines- WINDOWS
- 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.
- 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.
- PORCHES
- 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.
- 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. If balustrades are required, they must be designed with spindles set into the top and bottom rails.
- 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. If balustrades are required, they must be designed with spindles set into the top and bottom rails.
- ENTRANCES
- A replacement entrance shall not create a false historic appearance. A new entrance or porch must be compatible in size, scale, or material.
- Secondary entrances must be compatible with the original in size, scale and materials, but be clearly secondary.
- SIDING
- Replacement siding must duplicate the original. Trim and patterned shingles that must be replaced must also duplicate the original material.
- New construction must incorporate corner and trim boards and appropriate door and window trim to be compatible with adjacent historic buildings.
- Wooden features shall be repaired by patching, piecing-in, or otherwise reinforcing.
- MASONRY
- Evaluate the overall condition of the masonry to determine whether more than protection and maintenance are required.
- Identify and preserve masonry features that define the historic character of the building, including walls, railings, foundations, chimneys, etc.
- Replace an entire masonry feature that is too deteriorated to repair. Use the remaining physical evidence to guide the new work, and match new.
- ADDITIONS
- 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.
- Consider the attached exterior addition in both terms of the new use and 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. Do not cause a loss of historic character through a new addition.
- SECRETARY OF INTERIORS STANDARDS
- 2. The distinguishing original qualities or character of a building, structure, or site and its environmental shall not be destroyed. The removal or alteration of any historic material or distinctive architectural features should be avoided when possible.
- 3. All buildings, structures, and sites shall be recognized as products of their own time. Alterations that have no historical basis and which seek to create an earlier appearance shall be discouraged.
- 4. Changes which may have taken place in the course of time are evidence of the history and development of a building, structure, or site and its environment. These changes may have acquired significance in their own right, and this significance shall be recognized and respected.
- 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 design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement or 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.
- 10. Wherever possible, new additions or alterations to a structure shall be done in such a manner that if such additions or alterations were to be removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the structure would not be impaired.
Meeting Date
June 15, 2017
COA Expires June 14, 2020
District of Old North Knoxville H-1
1424 Fremont Ave
Applicant / Owner
