Historic Zoning Commission
Ft Sanders NC-1: Level II
11-I-18-HZ
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends approval with the following conditions:
1) that a parking plan is submitted that complies with the Fort Sanders Design Guidelines for parking and landscaping,
2) that half porch posts are applied to the upper and lower front porch walls as they were originally (2 whole and 2 half posts on each level),
3) that door design appropriate for the Queen Anne-style for the doors are submitted for staff approval; and
4) that a design for the upper and lower balustrade of turned spindles be submitted to staff for approval.
Applicant Request
Level II. Construction of additions
Additions; Architectural feature; Doors; Material changes; PorchLEVEL II
Restore architectural features on front right of the house: window bay, cornices, and fascia. Foundation material is cinderblock and will be covered with stucco for the main house and additions. The front right section of house will have brick façade on foundation provided enough original bricks remain.
Exterior porch was removed as part of the house moving process. Will rebuild the two- level porch on the front of the house with 6"- turned posts, tongue-and-groove flooring, and stained bead-board ceiling of upper level. There will be 3 turned posts on front (one on each side and one in middle) and a fourth half post on the west side for each level. Corner brackets to be added at the top of each turned post with type to match those on the second level of the house. Additions to be sheathed in smooth-finish fiber cement board. The roof over the porch will also be reconstructed with a roof pitch expected to be 5:12. The balustrade is proposed to be 36-inches high with turned balusters.
The west rear of the house will have an addition of approximately 6'x11' with 6" offsets on west side and 1' offsets from the existing structure at the rear. The addition is proposed to be 2 levels.
The east rear of the house will have an addition of approximately 4'x11' with 6" offsets on east side and 1' offsets from the existing structure at the rear. The addition will be two stories. Roof over the two additions to be a shed roof with a pitch of 4:12.
Corner boards and fascia to be added to the addition corners to match the rest of the house. Additions to have 1/1 double hung vinyl windows with dimensions of 36" x 72".
The openings in the rear wall are to be configured so that the read door will be centered and there will be an upper and lower double-hung 1/1 window on each level-- aligned with each other. Rear door to be new .25 -light fiberglass.
LEVEL I:
Remove vinyl siding, replace with in smooth-finish fiber cement board siding with reveal to match existing on the front of the house.
Replace gutters.
Replace windows with new vinyl 1/1 double hung windows, same windows to be used in the addition. Window sizes are approximately 36"x72".
New roof with asphalt shingles.
Repair/replace fascia/soffit as needed with in smooth-finish fiber cement board.
Front door to be replaced with period-appropriate door approved by staff.
Site Info
Queen Annwe with Eastlake influence (1895)Two-story frame wth weatherboard wallcovering, hip roof with cross gables, front gablet with sunburst pattern flanked by sawn brackets. Two-story cut-away bay at front gable featuring fishscale shingles surrounding wood-louvered dentiled attic vent. Two-story three-quarter front porch with sawn-wood arched railing at second-level porch, square wood columns with unusual curvilinear sawn brackets. Pented roof projection supported by scrolled brackets on first-level. First and second levels are differentiated with beltcourses. Two-over-two double-hung wood windows and half-light paneled front entry (currently boarded). Brick foundation. Two interior offset brick chimney stacks, one rear and one front side (currently missing). Irregular plan. This original decorative elements of this house reflect a George Barber influence. (Contributing)
1. The house at 1810 Highland Avenue/1717 Laurel is a contributing structure to the NC-1 Neighborhood Conservation Overlay.
2. The proposed two-story additions will replace former one-story additions, but will be recessed on each side so that they will be minimally visible from the public right-of-way. The lower shed roof will differentiate the additions from the original structure, the shape and form of which will still be discernable.
3. The proposed materials and features, with the exception of the proposed Craftsman door, are supported by the Fort Sanders Design Guidelines. The Craftsman door is not appropriate for a Queen Anne house because the Craftsman style is a later period than that of Queen Anne.
4. Although it is not feasible to recreate the exact historic porch features in this case since the porch depicted in the documentary photograph from the 1990s is somewhat altered and the balustrade is extremely intricate, the proposed features and materials are ornate and detailed sufficiently to restore the essence of the original porch.
