Level II: Fourth And Gill H-1
8-I-16-HZ
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
Staff recomends approval of the proposal with the condition that a trim piece equal to the existing corner board be retained in the location of the right-hand side of the upper-level rear recess to indicate where it was originally located.Applicant Request
Architectural feature; Doors; Porch elements; Siding; Windows- Work on front and south side of house:
- 1. Remove non-original enclosure for staircase between the front porch and the upper porch. Staircase will be replaced with new interior stair. Patch, repair, or provide new wood siding where stair and doorways are removed. Original porch beam at top of wall will be preserved. A new column with scamozzi capital and new wood railing will be built to match the existing porch columns and railings.
- 2. Remove exterior concrete basement stairs, wood door at bottom of stairs, and small metal roof above stairs on south side.
- Remnants of the original interior basement stair were discovered and a new stair will be constructed in that location. All damaged siding to be patched and repaired in-kind. Add wood steps from the front porch to the south side yard in this location.
- 3.-4. Remove non-original doors to former apartments upstairs and down on front porch. Openings will be filled with wood siding to match existing.
- Work on rear of house:
- 5.-6. Partially enclose rear porches, upstairs and down. New walls will have wood siding to match existing.
- 7. Remove upper rear deck and staircase - patch porch roof below as required.
- 8. Remove non-functioning rear partial staircase downstairs.
- 9. Remove single, double hung, vinyl window facing the alley and replace with new wood, double hung, 2-over-2 window to match original windows.
- 10. Replace existing back door with door salvaged from front, exterior stair (matches front door).
- 11. Remove non-original non-functioning door. Opening will be filled with wood siding to match existing.
- 12. Remove single, double hung, 2-over-2 window facing the alley and replace with new pair of wood, double hung, SDL 2-over-2 windows. Move single window from downstairs to upstairs back wall.
- 13. Condition for approval: add a trim piece equal to the existing corner board be retained in the location of the right-hand side of the upper-level rear recess to indicate where it was originally located.
Fourth and Gill H-1
- Style: Queen Ann with Neoclassical influence (c. 1900)
- Two-story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Hip roof with lower cross gables, arched one over one attic vent window, partial cornice returns. One- story full front porch with one-half balcony. Round wood columns with Doric capitals on first story and square wood columns on second story. Turned wood balustrade on front porch and balcony. Interior offset rear brick chimney. Brick foundation with lattice panels at front porch. Irregular plan. Cutaway -bay on side elevation. (Contributing)
- Style: Queen Ann with Neoclassical influence (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
- 2. Original windows should be reused.
- 7. It can be appropriate to design and install additional windows on the rear or another secondary elevation. The designs should be compatible with the overall design of the building.
- PORCHES
- 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.
- 2. Porches visible from a street may not be completely enclosed.
- WOOD FEATURES
- 4. Repair wooden features by patching, piecing-in, or otherwise reinforcing the wood. Repair may also include limited replacement with matching or with other compatible substitute materials, when elements remain and can be copied.
- 7. An entire wooden feature that is too deteriorated to repair or is completely missing should be replaced in kind. If features are replaced, the materials they are made from should be compatible with the original in size, scale, and material. Replacement parts should be based on historical, pictorial, and physical documentation.
