Level II: Fourth And Gill H-1
7-E-14-HZ
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
Based on the design guidelines, staff recommends denial of the vinyl window installation, wide board porch, and overlapping balusters on the wood balustrade. The front door replacement cannot be approved until evidence is submitted that the existing wood half -light door is not original, and until a new door specification is provided.Applicant Request
Windows- The following items are presented for after-the-fact review: Replace 3 or 4 one-over-one double-hung wood windows and 6 or 7 later wood one-over-one windows all with one-over-one vinyl windows. Replace porch flooring with parallel, wide board flooring. Replace non-original metal balustrade with 2x2 square pickets overlapping the top and bottom rails, with trim piece across the bottom. Work not yet completed: Replace non-original front door with similar wood half-light door. (no specs on the desired replacement have not been provided.)
Fourth and Gill H-1
- Style: Queen Anne cottage (c. 1900)
- One-story frame with synthetic wallcovering. Hipped roof with hipped roof front dormer with imbricated shingles and diagonally divided six- paned paired windows. One-over-one double-hung windows.; One-story three-quarters front porch with stuccoed foundation, replacement aluminum columns and balustrade, brick buttresses at front porch steps. Interior offset brick chimney. Brick foundation. Transom and sidelights at front entry. Rectangular plan. (Con)
- Style: Queen Anne cottage (c. 1900)
Applicable Guidelines
Fourth and Gill Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on April 20, 1999 and June 29, 1999.
See Guidelines- WINDOWS: Historic Characteristics
- Windows are a very important architectural element of Fourth and Gill's buildings, helping to define each building's character. They are usually wooden and are hung so that both the bottom and the top sash can open (doublehung). Two-over-two or one-over- one sashes are common . . .
- Transoms and sidelights, . . are often found at the entries. They were a way of admitting extra light into the entry halls. Windows are often a prime target of rehabilitation projects. In order to judge the necessity of replacing windows, a careful survey should be made of the windows and their condition. This survey should include a consideration of their value in the overall architectural design of the building.
- RECOMMENDATIONS:
- 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.
- PORCHES:
- The individual design elements of the neighborhood porches -turned wood columns, elaborate railings and balusters, heavy wood posts or columns, wood ceilings and floors, gingerbread trim - reinforce the style of the houses. These individual details should be repaired and preserved, or replicated if good documentation of the original porch exists. Properly proportioned porches are important to new buildings constructed in Fourth and Gill, helping new construction blend better with the neighborhood.
- RECOMMENDATIONS:
- 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.
Meeting Date
July 17, 2014
COA Expires February 7, 2019
Fourth and Gill H-1
1015 Gratz St 37917
Applicant / Owner
