Level II: Old North Knoxville H-1
8-F-14-HZ
Approved As Modified
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the construction of a garage as outlined in the work description with the following conditions: wood siding, with either two hipped-roof dormers or a single longer shed dormer, with an 8/12, 9/12, or 10/12 roof pitch, with a side entry door that is either a solid five-panel door or a single half-light door, and without multi-light divisions in the garage windows.Applicant Request
Accessory structure- Construct two-car detached garage 24' x 28' with attic level. Roof to be 12/12 pitch side gable and 15-foot average overall height. Single centered dormer to be shed-roofed to match the style of that on front of the existing house. Asphalt shingles to match those of existing house. Siding to be beveled poplar or concrete fiber cement board painted to match existing house. Overhead garage doors are to mimic carriage house doors. Eaves and overhangs to match the depth, width, and other dimensions of those on the existing house. Wood side-opening casement windows in dormer and double-hung in gables. Side entry door to be 36-inches wide with 9-lights.
Old North Knoxville H-1
- Style: Foursquare with Neoclassical influence (1916)
- Two-story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Hip roof with bellcast hip dormer, asphalt shingle covering. Double-hung one-over-one windows. One- story full front porch with paired square fluted wood posts on brick piers, sawn wood balustrade. One-story projecting bay on south elevation. Two interior offset brick chimneys. Recessed transom and sidelights at front entry. Irregular plan. (contributing)
- Style: Foursquare with Neoclassical influence (1916)
Applicable Guidelines
Old North Knoxville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on November 25, 2004.
See Guidelines- M. AUXILLARY BUILDINGS: HISTORIC CHARACTERISTICS
- Auxiliary or outbuildngs were often used in Old North Knoxville, although many of them have deteriorated or been destroyed over the years. Typical outbuildings would have included carriage houses, barns ,outhouses or servants' quarters, often more than one-story tall and built with steeply pitched gable roofs or combined gable and shed roofs, with weatherboard or board and batten wall covering. Smaller work sheds were also located in the neighborhood.
- 1. The design of outbuildings such as garages shall acknowledge and suggest the function of original outbuildings that would have been located in the neighborhood.
- 2. The design of features like garage doors that face the street shall mimic carriage house doors from an era consistent with the primary building on the lot.
- 3. Garages shall be located to the rear of the primary building on the lot.
- 4. Materials used in constructing outbuildings or accessory buildings may only use materials and design characteristics selected from the following list: wood lap siding with a four-inch lap or board and batten; a 12/12 roof pitch; overhanging eaves; exposed rafter tails; wood windows; masonry but not exposed concrete block or split-face block; garage doors appearing to be carriage doors or plank doors with reinforcing trim.
