Level II: Fourth And Gill H-1
8-M-19-HZ
Approved
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval with the following conditions: 1) Maintain wood bargeboard detail on front gable and wood attic vent. 2) Add two windows to the southeast elevation of the addition; either two double-hung sash windows or two small rectangular casement windows to be aligned with the existing double-hung sash windows. 3) If possible, repair and re-use the two historic two-over-two, double-hung sash windows that are currently on the rear exterior wall, which will be removed for construction of the rear addition. 4) Select porch support design and materials that are more appropriate for the historic context, to be approved by staff.Applicant Request
Additions; Porch; Roofing; Siding- Applicant is proposing a rectangular rear addition, measuring 16'-8" wide by 26' long, offset from the house's right side by 2'-6". A small hyphen, inset 3' from the original house, separates the addition from the existing. Addition to be covered by a flat, black, rubber roof, which will extend to the left (northwest) by 13'-3" to create an adjacent porch. Porch roof length is 22'-6", and will be supported by two metal diagonal posts. Flat roof will be 12'-3" tall and extend to existing roofline. Right side addition wall and flat roof will project approximately 2' from interior massing.
- Rear addition will rest on a continuous brick foundation, to match existing foundation. Addition will be clad in wood clapboard siding to match original house and feature two sets of sliding glass doors topped by transoms on the rear elevation, and two double-hung wood windows on the northwest elevation. Hyphen, porch floor, underside of flat roof, and interior of addition wall to feature unpainted wood siding.
- Applicant is also proposing the enclosure of an existing rear shed-roof porch with sliding glass doors and wood siding. New basement access hatch to be installed on southeast elevation.
- Scope of work also includes: original wood clapboard siding to remain and be repainted; existing asphalt shingle roof to be replaced with new asphalt shingles; repair of broken window panes and existing front door.
- Revised per 8/15/2019 HZC meeting: Applicant will also meet the following conditions 1) Maintain wood bargeboard detail on front gable and wood attic vent. 2) Add windows to the southeast elevation of the addition; either double-hung sash windows or small rectangular casement windows to be aligned with the existing double-hung sash windows on the east elevation. Re-use of historic windows is at the applicant or owner's discretion. Design and placement of windows to be approved by staff. 3) The portion of the roof at the hyphen shall be dropped in height approximately one foot to one and one half feet, to allow the existing soffit line and gutter line at the back end of the house to be continued and not affected by the addition.
Fourth and Gill H-1
- Style: Queen Anne Cottage, c.1900
- One-story frame residence with a hipped roof with lower cross gables, clad in asphalt shingles. Exterior is clad in wood clapboard siding and house rests on a brick foundation. Turreted front porch features Doric capitals, wood posts, and a sawn wood banister, resting on brick piers. Sawn wood bargeboard on front gable and sawn wood attic vent. One-over-one, double-hug sash windows. Transom at front entry.
- Style: Queen Anne Cottage, 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- Roofs
- 3. Repair or replace roof details (chimneys, roof cresting, finials, attic vent windows, molding, or other unique roof features). Use some of these details in designing new buildings.
- 4. Materials used in roofing existing buildings or new construction should duplicate the original roofing materials if possible. Asphalt or fiberglass shingles can be appropriate, as are slate, standing seam metal, or metal shingle roof coverings. The color of roofing materials should be a dark green, charcoal gray, black, or dark reddish brown to simulate the original roof colors.
- New Additions
- 1. Locate attached exterior additions at the rear or on an inconspicuous side of a historic building, limiting the size and scale in relationship to the historic building. Proportion is very important.
- 2. Design new additions in a manner that makes 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. Design for the new work may be contemporary or may reference design motifs from the historic buildings. In either case, it should always be clearly differentiated from the historic building and be compatible in terms of mass, materials, size, texture, scale, relationship of solid to voids, and color.
- 4. Place new additions, such as balconies or solar greenhouses, on non-character-defining elevations, and limit the size and scale in relationship to the historic building.
- 7. New work should not appear to be as old as the historic building. Do not duplicate the exact form, material, style, and detailing of the historic building in the new addition.
- 8. New additions should not cause a lessening or loss of historic character, including the historic building's design, materials, workmanship, location, or setting.
- Porches
- 1. Repair porches on historic houses using wood floors, balustrades, post and columns, or replace duplicating the original size and design.
- 2. Porches visible from a street may not be completely enclosed.
- Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation
- 9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment.
- 10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall be undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired.
Meeting Date
August 15, 2019
COA Expires August 28, 2022
Fourth and Gill H-1
707 Luttrell St. 37917
Applicant
Logan Logan Higgins - Aplos Home Aplos Home
Owner Jim Jim Klonaris
