Level I/II: Old North Knoxville H-1
6-J-20-HZ
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the work as proposed, with the following conditions: 1) use mortar more appropriate for historic bricks, type O or type K depending on age of masonry; 2) front door specifications be submitted to staff for approval; 3) a metal roof be selected that better resembles historic standing seam metal originally found in the neighborhood, with a color to meet design guidelines, with approval by staff.Applicant Request
Masonry repair/painting; Porch; Roofing; Siding- Level I work: repair to cedar shakes; repair to masonry foundation, including mortar repointing with type N mortar. One section of foundation to be reconstructed with existing bricks and new mortar.
- 10/28/2020: COA issued for Level I scopes of work.
11/9/2020: COA issued for below-described scopes of work:- Replacement of existing front door with wood three-light Craftsman door
- Enclosure of rear porch: left half of hipped-roof porch to be enclosed with adjoining one-over-one, wood-clad windows and wood clapboard siding.
- Replacement of existing front door with wood three-light Craftsman door
- COA for below-described scopes of work to be issued when conditions are met.
- Replacement of existing asphalt shingle roof with new metal roof. Roof specifications to be submitted to staff.
- Conditions approved at June 2020 HZC Meeting: 1) use mortar more appropriate for historic bricks, type O or type K depending on age of masonry; 2) front door specifications be submitted to staff for approval; 3) a metal roof be selected that better resembles historic standing seam metal originally found in the neighborhood, with a color to meet design guidelines, with approval by staff.
Old North Knoxville H-1
- Style: Four Square (c.1915)
- Two story frame with wood shingle wall covering. Hip roof with asphalt shingle covering and square awn wood attic vents. Double hung one over one windows. One story three-quarter front porch with square wood posts on brick piers (now removed). Two interior offset brick chimneys. Brick foundation. Enclosed rear porch. Irregular plan.
- Style: Four Square (c.1915)
Applicable Guidelines
Old North Knoxville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on November 25, 2004.
See Guidelines- A. Roofs
- 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.
- C. Porches
- 5. Porches and balconies visible from a street may not be enclosed unless the enclosure provides as much transparency as existed prior to the enclosure and is designed to be immediately removable.
- 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.
- 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.
- F. Masonry
- 7. Match replacement mortar to the original mortar in color, composition, profile, and depth. If necessary, analyze the original mortar to determine the proportions of lime, sand, and cement. A "scrub" technique shall not be used to repoint. The width of joint profile shall not be changed unless the change will return the joint to its original appearance. Sound mortar should not be removed.
- 8. Never repoint with mortar of high Portland cement content, unless that is the content of the original mortar.
- 9. Historic masonry shall not be coated with paint, stucco, vapor permeable water-repellent coatings, or other non-historic coatings
