Staff Recommendation
APPROVE Certificate No. 2011MKT. The concept of the sign mentioned in this application was approved at the January 20, 2011 meeting, The design has been refined and the size increased slightly in this application.
Historic Zoning Commission
Market Square H-1: Level I
2-H-11-HZ
Applicant Request
Level I. Standard repair
SignsSite Info
Italianate Commercial (1872)Peter Kern Building. Three story, three bay brick building with similar facades. Bracketed ornamental metal cornice. Segmental arched replacement windows. Ornamental metal window hoods. Ornamental brick string course between second and third stories. Applied keystones above windows. c. 1980 storefront. Entrance to upper stories on south elevation (407 Union).
The first recorded occupancy of the building was by Peter Kern Co. bakers and confectioners in 1876. The building housed the Cole, Inc. Pharmacy from 1935 through 1965, and the upper floors have served as a small boutique hotel since the 1980s. The building is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places as The Mall Building, and is included in the Market Square National Register Historic District as well.
The proposed blade sign more nearly duplicates a historic blade sign that was present on the building around the turn of the 20th century.
Applicant
Location KnoxvilleJoshua D. Wright
407 Union Ave
Owner
Market Sq. Hotel LLC
- Status
- Application Filed
February 4, 2011
HeardFebruary 17, 2011
ApprovedFebruary 17, 2011
