Level II: Fourth And Gill H-1
8-I-17-HZ
Recommendations will be available 1 week prior to the meeting.
Applicant Request
Doors; Porch elements; Windows- LEVEL I
- Remove aluminum covering from window frames.
- LEVEL II
- Replace the wrought iron balustrade with a 36-inch-high wooden balustrade with 2x2-inch square balusters (at 4 inches on center). Wooden porch roof support posts at 9"-6" x 9'-6". The current wooden balustrade and square newel posts are to be lowered to 36 inches and 39 inches high respectively. The egg-and-dart decoration at bases of the newel posts and columns will be removed. The top rail of the balustrade will have a circular cross-section with an outside diameter of at least 1 .25 inches and not greater than 2 inches to meet building code.
- The non-original front door was replaced by the applicant with an oak wood door. The front entry originally had sidelight frames on each side which have been removed, and new sidelights of a lower height were installed by the applicant. A gap at the top of the newly installed door frame, a result of the difference in height between the original door and/or transom and the newly installed door (7 feet high), is proposed to be infilled with a ~7-inch-high glass transom.
Fourth and Gill H-1
- Style: Queen Anne Cottage (C. 1895)
- One-story frame with brick veneer added c. 1950. Hip roof with jerkin head gables, imbricated shingles at gables, sawn wood bargeboard. One-over-one double-hung replacement windows. One-story two-thirds front porch with bellcast roof, replacement metal columns and balustrade. Interior offset brick chimney. Brick foundation. Irregular plan. Sidelights at front entry. Replacement door. Projecting octagonal bay on front elevation. (Contributing)
- Style: Queen Anne Cottage (C. 1895)
Applicable Guidelines
Fourth and Gill Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on April 20, 1999 and June 29, 1999.
See Guidelines- PORCHES
- Rehabilitation and New Construction
- 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.
- 4. Details such as columns, posts, piers, balustrades and porch flooring must use materials and designs that present a visually and physically appropriate appearance historically.
- ENTRANCES
- The doors originally used on Fourth and Gill houses were wooden, often with beveled glass or stained glass inserts.
- 1. Entry features that should be preserved include sidelights and transoms of plain, patterned, beveled or stained glass, fan light windows, entablatures, and the original doors. All add character to the structures within the Fourth and Gill Historic District.
- 2. Any restoration should be based on historical, pictorial and physical documentation and should be compatible with the historic character of the building and with adjacent buildings. It should not create a false historic appearance.
- 7. Missing doors should be replaced with new doors appropriate for the style and period of the building. In replacing missing original doors, replacement doors should mimic doors typical for that architectural style, including materials, glazing, and pane configuration. "Decorator" designed doors available from wholesale hardware stores are usually not appropriate for the architectural styles of the Fourth & Gill Historic District.
