Level II: Old North Knoxville H-1
8-M-20-HZ
Approved As Modified
Recommendation
Staff recommends denial of the chimney's removal, and approval of the repair or reconstruction of the chimney, using the existing bricks or historic bricks, masonry appropriate for historic construction methods, and repointing detailed in NPS Preservation Brief 2.Applicant Request
Roofing- Proposed removal of brick masonry chimney on right (south) side roof slope. Applicant has provided documentation from July 2020 home inspection identified deterioration in the chimney and recommended removal of the chimney's top half. Contractor has also stated there is "not adequate foundation to support reconstruction of the chimney."
Old North Knoxville H-1
- Style: Queen Anne cottage, c.1900
- One-story residence with a hipped roof with lower cross gables, clad in asphalt shingle. House is clad in asbestos shingles and rests on a brick foundation. A recessed porch extends the left half of the façade, supported by wood chamfered columns. Replacement windows.
- Style: Queen Anne cottage, c.1900
Applicable Guidelines
Old North Knoxville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on November 25, 2004.
See Guidelines- A. Roofs
- Details associated with the roofs of the houses such as ... chimneys and other features should be saved, repaired, or replaced in-kind. All of these features add richness to the architecture of the neighborhood.
- 3. Repair or replace roof features (chimneys, etc).
- A. Roofs
