Level II: Mechanicsville H-1
9-C-14-HZ
Approved
Recommendation
Approval of application #9-C-14-HZ based on the Mechanicsville Design Guidelines and staff findings with the condition that any fiber cement board used shall be of smooth finish (without faux-graining).Applicant Request
Additions; Awning or canopy; Doors; Mechanical system unit; Parking lot or driveway paving- Construct two additions totalling approximately 1400 s.f. The addition on the east façade will be 30x30 on a raised concrete platform in place of the demolished mechnical room enclosure to serve as a loading dock. The metal double-leafed service entrance doors will be recessed under canopy with a brick-faced fascia and boxed gutters to match existing building. The support posts for the canopy will be steel painted to match wood trim on building. Add metal-covered canopy at the car/bus drop-off also on the east end. Add 9-foot-tall brick wall with wooden or smooth fiber cement vertical batten doors on south side along alley to screen most of new mechanical equipment. Add new brick seat wall and soldier coursed brick-framed panels on the north elevation. Demolish later addition on south side of building.
Mechanicsville H-1
- Style: Collegiate Gothic (c. 1917)
- Two-story seven-bay brick with raised basement. Flat roof with cast-stone trimmed raised parapet. Replacement aluminum clad windows that duplicate original window pane and transom configuration. (Original windows were removed from the building c. 1960.) One-story projecting front entry with parapet roof and duplicated entry on west elevation. Brick foundation. Irregular plan. (contributing)
- Style: Collegiate Gothic (c. 1917)
Applicable Guidelines
Mechanicsville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on September 20, 2011.
See Guidelines- T. Additions
- 1. Locate exterior additions at the rear of or on an
- inconspicuous side of a historic building, limiting
- the size and scale in relationship to the historic
- building, and using appropriate proportions.
- 2. Design new additions so that it is 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.
- Additions shall be distinguishable from the
- historic building, but shall be compatible in
- terms of mass, materials, size, texture, and
- scale. Additions shall be designed so they can
- be removed without destroying the form of
- the historic building.
- 5. Before expanding the size of the historic
- building with a new addition, try reconfi guring
- interior space that does not defi ne the
- historic character of the building in order to
- accommodate the new space needs.
- 6. Do not cause a loss of historic character
- through a new addition.
