Level II: Fourth And Gill H-1
9-J-19-HZ
Approved
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the work as proposed, with the following conditions: 1) the stair handrail be redesigned to include a newel post or safety terminal to meet codes, and 2) the applicant re-submit specifications for a door and sidelights more appropriate for the style of the house, for review and approval by staff.Applicant Request
Masonry repair/painting; Porch- - Remove all non-historic brick from the porch, revealing the historic brick underneath. Clean and repoint the historic brick as necessary. Unpainted historic masonry on the porch will provide contrast with the non-historic brick on the house.
- - Remove existing concrete stair and replace with a wood staircase with one concrete step at the base. Wood stairs to feature decorative flat sawn cutouts on risers. Stair handrail to include a newel post or safety terminal to meet codes.
- - Remove three square wood porch support columns (non-historic) and replace with 3-1/2" by 3-1/2" chamfered wood posts.
- - Install flat sawn wood frieze. Replace non-historic wood balustrade with a flat sawn wood balustrade and double rails. Install flat sawn wood balustrade with wood handrail along steps. Balustrade and frieze to feature rounded openings in a "slightly morphing pattern."
- - Existing wood ceiling boards and trim to be repaired and replaced where necessary. Existing trim adjoining the concealed porch beam to be removed for structural upgrades where existing beam and proposed new columns connect. The trim will be replaced and painted after structural work.
- - Existing gutters and downspouts to be removed and replaced with new half-round, pre-finished gutters and round downspouts.
- - Replace non-historic door with two-thirds-light wood door and sidelights. Overall form of door approved at May 2019 meeting but applicant has provided specifications.
Fourth and Gill H-1
- Style: Queen Anne cottage, c.1895
- One-story frame residence with brick veneer added c.1950. Hipped roof with clipped gables, imbricated shingles at gables, and a sawn wood bargeboard. One-over-one, double-hung, replacement windows. One-story front porch with a bellcast roof, replacement square wood columns, and square wood balustrade. Interior offset brick chimney. Sidelights at front entry.
- Style: Queen Anne cottage, c.1895
Applicable Guidelines
Fourth and Gill Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on April 20, 1999 and June 29, 1999.
See Guidelines- Porches
- The individual design elements of the neighborhood porches - turned wood columns, elaborate railings and balusters, heavy wood posts or columns, wood ceilings and floors, gingerbread trim - reinforce the style of the houses. These individual details should be repaired and preserved, or replicated if good documentation of the original porch exists.
- 1. Repair porches on historic houses using wood floors, balustrades, posts and columns, or replace duplicating the original size and design. Reconstruction of the documented original porch is also appropriate.
- Wood
- Corner boards, cornices, sawn wood trim, and other details are common and should be retained on existing houses and installed on new ones.
- Masonry
- 2. Identify and preserve masonry features that define the historic character of the building, including walls, railings, columns and piers, cornices and door and window pediments.
- 5. Match new mortar with the original mortar in color, composition, profile, and depth. If necessary, analyze the original mortar to determine the proportions of lime, sand, and cement. Do not use a "scrub" technique to repoint. Change the width or joint only if the change will return the joint to its original appearance. Do not remove sound mortar.
- Entrances
- 7. Missing doors should be replaced with new doors appropriate for the style and period of the building. In replacing missing original doors, replacement doors should mimic doors typical for that architectural style, including materials, glazing, and pane configuration.
