Level II: Old North Knoxville H-1
6-H-20-HZ
Recommendations will be available 1 week prior to the meeting.
Applicant Request
Awning or canopy; Doors; Masonry repair/painting; Porch; Siding; Windows- Exterior rehabilitation for adaptive re-use of c.1927 commercial building, with a rear concrete block warehouse addition dating to the late 1960s. Scope of work involves: enlarging existing windows on side elevations, restoration of historic storefront, adding new windows and secondary entrances on secondary elevations, and repair to existing siding material.
- Façade (north elevation): to receive two storefront systems (featuring divided-light transoms, single-pane storefront windows, and bulkheads) flanking paired single-light doors topped by a transom. Existing masonry piers surrounding main door to remain. A flat metal awning will extend the length of the storefront. Scope of work also includes decorative planters.
- Right (west) side elevation: removal of non-historic clerestory windows on second-story of c.1927 structure, to be replaced with double-hung sash windows for egress; installation of three storefront systems on the first story of c.1960s section, featuring glazed doors topped by tall single-light transom windows; and installation of double-hung sash windows in place of existing windows; deteriorating gunite cladding to be removed and exterior covered in stucco.
- Left (east) elevation: removal of non-historic clerestory windows on c.1927 structure, double-hung sash windows to be installed on two stories of original section; installation of three storefront systems on the first story of c.1960s section, featuring glazed doors topped by tall single-light transom windows; two bays of second story to receive single-light glazed doors with transoms and balconies; deteriorating gunite cladding to be removed and exterior covered in stucco.
- Rear (south) elevation: removal of metal staircase and non-historic rear door; installation of single-light glazed door with transom and balcony; installation of three paired double-hung sash windows on second story.
- Some side elevation windows are noted as subject to change due to proximity to the property line.
Old North Knoxville H-1
- Style: Commercial Vernacular (c.1915)
- One story brick with central entry with transom, flanked by paired one over one windows with brick bulkhead, flat roof with front parapet wall, rectangular plan.
- Style: Commercial Vernacular (c.1915)
Applicable Guidelines
Old North Knoxville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on November 25, 2004.
See Guidelines- C. Windows
- 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.
- D. Entrances
- 3. It may be appropriate to design or construct a new entrance if the historic one is completely missing. Any restoration shall be based on historical, pictorial, or physical documentation, if available. It shall be compatible with the historic character of the building or with adjacent buildings.
- 4. A replacement entrance shall not create a false historic appearance. A new entrance or porch must be compatible in size, scale, and material.
- 5. Entrances must not be removed when rehabilitating a building; adaptation to new uses must include the original entrance.
- Secretary of the Interiors Standards
- 1. A property shall be used for its historic purpose or be placed in a new use that requires minimal change to the defining characteristics of the buildings and its site and environment.
- 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.
- 10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall be undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired.
