Level II: Old North Knoxville H
7-G-21-HZ
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the work as proposed, with the following conditions: 1) omit cedar shakes and use lap siding with an exposure and placement to match existing siding on front and rear gable fields; 2) rear addition to receive siding, cornerboards, window and door trim to match original house; 3) new windows to be installed on rear elevation and rear addition should be compatible with historic windows in materials, size, and design, with final specifications submitted to staff for approval.Applicant Request
Additions; Deck; Siding; Windows- In June 2020 (6-G-20-HZ), a different contractor from the applicant submitted an application for exterior rehabilitation of the house, which was significantly damaged from fire. The application was approved with several conditions. These conditions of approval are reflected in the attached COA and staff report (6-G-20-HZ). The applicant is now applying for modifications from the previously-approved design.
- New siding pattern on the second story: applicant requests to install cedar shake/shingle siding on the front and rear gable fields, instead of the wood lap siding. Shingle siding would start immediately below second-story window sills and continue to roofline.
- Modified rear elevation and new rear addition: after-the-fact review of new rear addition. Previous rear elevation included a gable-roof rear addition, with a shed-roof section extending towards the east. The applicant removed this rear addition and constructed a continuous shed-roof addition in the same footprint as the previous. The rear elevation will now contain two adjoining windows followed by a secondary entry door recessed on the main massing, with an 8' wide by 15" tall transom window centered on the shed-roof addition.
- New deck: after-the-fact review of a new pressure-treated wood deck on the rear right (northeast) corner of the house. Deck measures 11'-9" wide by 10' deep and extends from the middle of the leftmost window to the projecting shed-roof addition.
- Conditions identified at 7/15/2021 HZC Meeting: 1) omit cedar shakes and use lap siding with an exposure and placement to match existing siding on front and rear gable fields; 2) rear addition to receive siding, cornerboards, window and door trim to match original house; 3) new windows to be installed on rear elevation and rear addition should be compatible with historic windows in materials, size, and design, with final specifications submitted to staff for approval.
Old North Knoxville H
- 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.
- B. Windows
- 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.
- C. Porches
- 1. Historic porches on houses in ONK should be repaired, or may replicate the original porch if documentation of its size and design can be discovered.
- 2. 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.
- D. Entrances
- 6. Rear entrances may not be altered to make them appear to be formal entrances by adding paneled doors, fanlights, transoms, or sidelights.
- 7. Secondary entrances must be compatible with the original in size, scale, and materials but clearly secondary in importance.
- E. Wood Wall Coverings
- 4. New construction must incorporate corner and trim boards and appropriate door and window trim to be compatible with adjacent historic buildings.
- 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.
- L. Additions
- 1. 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.
- 2. Design new additions so that it is clear what is historic and what is new.
- 3. Consider the attached exterior addition both in terms of the new use and the 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.
- 4. New additions should not be visible from streets.
- 6. Do not cause a loss of historic character through a new addition
Meeting Date
July 15, 2021
COA Expires July 15, 2024
Old North Knoxville H
1017 Thompson Place 37917
Applicant / Owner
