Level II: Edgewood-Park City H-1
9-F-14-HZ
Denied
Recommendation
Denial based on the design guidelines and staff findings.Applicant Request
Additions; Porch elements- Remove original front porch balustrade to enclose porch with double-slider windows. Install new railings on porch to match original as closely as possible.
Edgewood-Park City H-1
- Style: Craftsman (c. 1915)
- One-story frame with aluminum siding. Front gable roof with asphalt shingle covering, kingposts. One-story three-quarter porch with altered front porch with brick columns and sawn wood balustrade. Exterior end brick chimney. Brick foundation. Rectangular plan. Transom over entry (contributing)
- Style: Craftsman (c. 1915)
Applicable Guidelines
Edgewood-Park City Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on July 29, 1997.
See Guidelines- PORCHES
- 1. Porches on historic houses shall be repaired or replicated using wood materials for ceilings and
- floors, balustrades, posts and columns that duplicate the original size and design. Reconstruction
- of the documented original porch is appropriate.
- 2. Porches, particularly porches visible from a street, shall not be enclosed.
- Most of the houses in the Edgewood-Park City Historic District have a porch. Porches
- were a form of air conditioning. They shaded the windows and doors, and provided an
- outdoor room for neighborhood social life before television and radio. They are graceful,
- welcoming and introduce the house to passers-by. They may stretch across the
- full width of the house or wrap around corners. They may even be two story porches,
- with upper story balconies. Enclosing a porch harms the house, detracting from the
- original character and design.
- The individual design elements of the neighborhood porches, with turned wood
- columns, elaborate railings and balusters, heavy wood posts or columns, wood ceiling
- and floors, and sawn wood trim, are all important to the style of the houses. These
- individual details should be repaired and preserved, or reproduced if good documentation
- of the original porch exists.
