Historic Zoning Commission

Fourth and Gill H-1: Level II

5-E-19-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II Major replacement of materials or architectural elements; construction of addition or outbuilding.

Proposed Upper Level Work:
Replace asphalt shingles with metal roofing; replace gutters and downspouts.
Remove three acrylic skylights and replace with three glass skylights (one egress)
Remove failing low-slope gable and replace with higher pitch partial gable and green roof; add windows (one egress)
Remove abandoned chimney in existing low-slope gable
Add recessed window (bathroom ventilation)

Proposed Ground Level Work:
Repair and paint non-historic brick
Remove non-contributing canopy and CMU laundry room
Add glazed doors and new windows to rear façade (project west)
Add new windows to the façade facing the adjacent lot (project south)
Remove decorative front door and replace with half-lite door and sidelights
Repair or replace in-kind existing double-hung windows

Site Info

One-story with brick venner added c. 1950. Hip roof with jerkin head gables, imbricated shingles at gables, sawn wood bargeboard. One over one double hung replacement windows, metal columns and balustrade. Interior offset brick chimney. Brick foundation. Irregular plan. Sidelights at front entry. Replacement door. Projecting octagonal bay on front elevation. (Contributing)

1) The c. 1895 Queen Anne cottage is a contributing structure within the Fourth and Gill H-1 zoning overlay and the National Register Historic District.
2) The wrought iron balustrade, porch roof supports, and front door that were replaced were not original to the house. The sidelight frames appear to have been original.
3) No evidence is provided that a transom existed over the front door; therefore, installing a transom would not be appropriate if it could create a false sense of history.
4) The doors of the Queen Anne era were typically a half-light or 3/4-light door with either no muntins or small panes framing the perimiter, as indicated by original doors on other Queen Anne cottages in the district. The current door knob on the door is not appropriate haredware for the era -- the appropriate hardware would be a handle instead of a knob.
5) The buff-colored brick does not appear to be original to the house nor does it appear to originate from East Tennessee.
6) Although design elements such as paint colors, landscaping, and roof color may not be subject to a Certificate of Appropriateness if they do not require a building permit, they can strongly affect the appearance of houses in the district. Staff encourages the use of materials and colors that are sympathetic to the surrounding homes and for all applicants to follow the recommendations outlined in the guidelines.
- use of a standing seam metal roof with no exposed fasteners in a color that simulates the original roof colors in the district (p. 10).
- selection of a darker paint color for the brick that is appropriate for the era and style of the house (p. 20)