Historic Zoning Commission

Market Square H-1: Level II

11-O-08-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Replacement/repair

Replace existing aluminum storefront system with new standard wood and glass system and luxfer glass transoms; replace or add historically appropriate cornice; replace existing windows with new wood two over two double hung windows; add new awning of shelf design; add new blade sign projecting from building with no more than 9 sq. ft. (overall dimension of sign.)

Site Info

Ziegler Building. Three story brick building with pressed metal bracketed cornice with egg and dart and Greek key elements, decorative pilaster, raised parapet wall. Fenestration filled in with brick. Metal storefront.

Metler and Ziegler began business in 2880 as a pork and sausage factory. The name of the establishment changed to Metler, Ziegler & Fanz in 1888, when it became a meat market. Ignaz Fanz was operating the store solely in 1895, dealing in fish and dried meats, and in 1896 the building was vacant. After that time, it became the Farmer and Tradesman Restaurant, with a boarding house operated by Mrs. J. C. Irwin on the second story. In 1900, the Knoxville Abattoir (slaughterhouse) Company operated from the building. It was the East Tennessee Packing Company for a time, sold wholesale produce and by 1929 was a dry goods store, then the Lowe & Armstrong Hardware Store. It housed Woody's Market from 1964 to 1983, and from 1984 to 1999 was a part of Watson's Department Store.

NOTE: A plan note calls for a stain color for the storefront to be selected by the architect. Color is not a concern, care should be taken to use an opague stain that will mimic a paint coat on the storefront, so that the surface nearly resembles a painted wooden surface.