Level II: Old North Knoxville H-1
6-G-20-HZ
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the work as proposed, with the following conditions:1) the chimneys be reconstructed with dimensions, materials, placement, and design to match the original chimneys;
2) the three adjoining wood louvered vents be restored in their original location;
3) specifications on the second-story window to replace the door be submitted to staff for approval;
4) second-story façade windows be restored in-kind (materials, placement, and size), with two sets of three adjoining four-light wood casement windows with wood trim, with final approval of the windows by staff;
5) additional information on dimensions, placement, and design of rear elevation windows be submitted to staff.
Applicant Request
Doors; Roofing; Siding; Windows- Exterior rehabilitation of a house damaged by fire, including roof reconstruction, wall framing and siding, and replacement of damaged/missing second-story windows.
- -Roof: reconstruction of the roof to match original jerkinhead roofline, with asphalt shingle-cladding on pitched sections of roof and rubber on flat roofline. Soffit and fascia will be reconstructed to match original, with wood painted to match structure and 1' eave overhang.
- -Chimneys: brick masonry chimneys, original to structure, were significantly damaged in the fire. One chimney collapsed completely, and the second chimney had partially collapsed and was required to be deconstructed for safety of contractors (fire insurance report on file).
- -Replacement of windows: windows to be replaced in same locations as existing. Applicant intends to replace windows to match the originals. Second-story façade windows will be four-light wood casement windows.
- -Second-story door: enclosure of second-story door with window. Second-story door had previously led to flat-roof porch with no railing, creating codes issues.
- -Siding: replacement of deteriorated wood lap siding to be replaced with new wood lap siding and corner boards to match existing.
- CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, per 6/18/2020 HZC:
- 1) the chimneys be reconstructed with dimensions, materials, placement, and design to match the original chimneys;
- 2) the three adjoining wood louvered vents be restored in their original location with dimensions to match;
- 3) specifications on the second-story window to replace the door be submitted to staff for approval;
- 4) second-story façade windows be restored in-kind (materials, placement, and size), with two sets of three adjoining four-light wood casement windows with wood trim, with final approval of the windows by staff;
- 5) all windows, exterior materials, chimney measurements, and dimensions to match specifications of elevation drawings dated 7/13/2020.
Old North Knoxville H-1
- Style: Craftsman, c.1910
- Two story frame residence with weatherboard wall covering. Jerkin head gable roof with asphalt shingle covering. Double hung two over two and four light
- casement windows. One story three-quarter front porch with paired wood posts on brick piers and enclosed balustrade. Interior offset brick chimneys. Brick foundation. Irregular plan. Sidelights and transom at front entry.
- Style: Craftsman, c.1910
Applicable Guidelines
Old North Knoxville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on November 25, 2004.
See Guidelines- A. Roofs
- 1. The shape of replacement roofs shall imitate the shapes of roofs on neighboring existing houses or on other houses of the same architectural style. ... Roof shapes shall be complex.
- 2. The eaves on additions or new buildings shall have an overhang that mimics existing buildings near the property. A minimum eave overhang of at least eight inches must be retained or used on new buildings or additions to existing buildings.
- 3. Repair or replace roof details (chimneys, roof cresting, attic vent windows, and other unique roof features).
- 4. Materials used in roofing existing buildings or new construction shall duplicate the roofing materials originally found in the neighborhood. Asphalt or fiberglass shingles can be appropriate, as are wood, slate, standing seam metal, or metal shingle or tile roof coverings.
- 6. Roofs that are visible from streets shall retain their original shapes.
- B. Windows
- 1. Original windows shall be reused if possible. It will be much less expensive and 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.
- E. Wood Wall Coverings
- 5. Wooden features shall be repaired by patching, piecing-in, or otherwise reinforcing the wood. Repair may also include replacement with matching or compatible substitute materials, when elements remain and can be copied.
- 6. Wood features that are important in defining the overall historic character of the building shall not be removed.
- 8. An entire wooden feature that is too deteriorated to repair or is completely missing shall be replaced in-kind. If features are replaced, the materials they are made with shall be compatible with the original in size, scale, and material. Replacement parts should be based on historical, pictorial, and physical documentation
