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Level II: Fourth And Gill H-1

9-H-12-HZ

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Recommendation
Approve rear additions and new siding only where rot is present. Deny reconstruction of front porch with turned wooden posts, turned wooden balustrade, fretwork and brackets. Deny replacement of brick foundation with simulated stone foundation.
Applicant Request
Architectural feature; Masonry repair/painting; Material changes (wood, brick, metal, etc.); Parking lot or driveway paving; Porch elements; Siding
    • The project scope includes several objectives:
    • 1. Support the existing house, remove existing crawl space/partial basement and excavate to provide new foundation walls to be covered in simulated stone. A professional house-moving company with historic house experience is to provide structural support for the existing house from the Main floor up.
    • 2. Provide an addition to the rear of the existing home and new basement spaces.
    • The rear addition will house a garage at the basement level accessed from the alley, a new stair and an elevator. A rear-facing porch will be added at the main-floor level. An existing closed-in side porch will be opened up with new windows. A wood and glass connector piece between the original house and the addition has a low slope membrane roof. The new addition will be within the existing setbacks established by the existing house.
    • 3. Remove and rebuild the existing front porch columns,r ail, and floor.
    • The existing front porch column, brick piers, balustrade an floor will b demolished and a new wooden porch structure wil be constructed wth turned posts, decorative brackets, fretwork and turned balustrade. The front steps are to be covered in simulated stone and the new porch floor will be wood. A non-original window on the front porch will be removed and replaced with a longer window to match the existing front windows. The existing porch roof/structure and roof balustrade will remain and be repaired in-kind and painted.
    • 4. Remove and replace the existing sding. New wood siding to match the existing will be installed. The existing wood corner boards, fascia and other wooden trim will be replaced as necessary in-kind.
Fourth and Gill H-1
    • Style: Queen Anne c. 1904
      • Two-story frame with weatherboards, imbricated shingles in gable, hipped roof with lower cross gables, 1/1 dou ble hung windows. Two-story full front porch with square posts with square panels on brick balustrade on first story. Square balustrade on 2nd story. Brick foundation, irregular plan. Leaded transom and sidelights at entry.
Applicable Guidelines
Fourth and Gill Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on April 20, 1999 and June 29, 1999.
See Guidelines
Meeting Date
September 20, 2012
COA Expires September 20, 2014
Fourth and Gill H-1
942 Luttrell St 37917
Applicant
Scott Scott Busby - SmeeBusby Architects SmeeBusby Architects
Owner Ken Ken Irvine

Case History

Date Filed
September 4, 2012
Date Heard
September 20, 2012

Case History