Level II: Ft. Sanders NC-1
7-K-16-HZ
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval with the condition that 1) the two eave brackets be mounted on the west side of the dormer, and 2) the window facing between the paired windows matches the width and type of that between paired windows on the main house.Applicant Request
Additions- The shed-roofed dormer on the west side of the main house is approved with the dimensions of 8 feet-high, 15 feet, 6 inches-wide and is 17 feet-deep from the ridge of the roof to the outer-most edge of the dormer. The dormer will be sheathed in fiber cement board shingle siding to match shingles to be installed in the front gable of the main house. Paired double-hung windows will be installed in the center of the dormer wall to match the configuration of existing paired windows on the main house. The windows will be trimmed with MiraTEC, a wood composite, to match the existing windows trim on the main house. Eave brackets to match the style and position of those existing on the main house will be added on the dormer on the west side.
Ft. Sanders NC-1
- Style: Craftsman Bungalow (1929)
- One-story frame with brick wall covering. Telescoping gable roof with side gabled-porch, knee -bracing and rafters, paired four-over-four windows in upper front gable and diamond-shaped louvered attic vent in lower gable, artificial siding covering on gable walls. Full front-gabled porch with square wood posts on brick piers, square sawn wood balustrade and brick buttresses at front steps. Prairie-style twelve-light front entry door with 12-light sidelights. Tripled and paired over one-light, double-hung windows. Raised brick foundation. Irregular plan. (contributing)
- Style: Craftsman Bungalow (1929)
Applicable Guidelines
Fort Sanders NC-1, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on September 13, 2000.
See Guidelines- D. WALL MATERIALS
- 2. Clapboard (or clapboard-like materials such as aluminum or vinyl), shingle (or shinglelike material), or brick should be used.
- 5. In making additions to existing buildings, wall cladding should complement the original wall covering. Acceptable materials are clapboard, vinyl siding, cement fiber board, brick and stucco.
- E. WINDOWS
- 1. Window proportions and symmetry should be similar to the pre-1940 styles in the neighborhood.
- 2. Windows should be double hung, sash windows. Vinyl or metal-clad windows may be used in place of wood frame windows.
- 3. Egress windows will have to be designed to comply with fire/building code provisions.
- 4. Accent windows are appropriate with new construction.
- 5. Double hung sash windows are recommended for two- to three-story new construction.
- 7. The proportions of upper level windows should not exceed the proportion of the first level.
- H. ADDITIONS TO EXISTING BUILDINGS
- 1. Additions should be made to the rear or side of the building.
