Historic Zoning Commission

Individual Landmark: Level III

5-G-06-HZ

Applicant Request

III. New construction - outbuilding

Construct new combination garage/poolhouse to rear of existing dwelling, meeting HZC requirements for massing, height, size, scale and exterior finishes to blend appropriately with existing dwelling. New building to be wood sided, with "carriage house" garage doors, one over one windows and pyrmidal hipped roof with dormers. Building will not be visible from Kingston Pike due to slope of lot; building will be located on south side of ridge overlooking Lake Loudon. Roof slope will be 14/12 to mimic existing house, with brick covered foundation, one over one double hung windows, and a size adequate to match the existing house.

Site Info

Two story frame with shingled wall covering, applied quoins. Pyramidal hipped roof with asphalt shingles. One story ell on east elevation with pyramidal hipped roof forming glassed-in screened porch. Two story ell with quoins on west connects under attached roof to one story extension with hipped roof and quoins, which further connects to two story garage and servants/ quarters. Three bay front façade with front entry on western bay, an arched portico with a cornice, entablature and dentil molding supported by square pilasters with Doric capitals, six panel entry door with a four light transom. Twelve over twelve wood double hung windows. Bay window on east elevation. Two story enclosed sleeping porch on rear elevation with eight over eight double hung windows. Brick off-center side chimney. Brick foundation. Irregular plan. Extensive 1929 redesign executed by Charles Barber, with hallmarks of Barber's revival designs.

Secretary's Standard 9 requires " . . . The new work shall be . . . Compatible with the massing, size, scale and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment." Standard 10 provides that " . . . New additions and related new construction shall be undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future, the historic form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired." Clustering the needed additional space in one new building, unconnected to the original house, with sufficient roof height and slope and the use of consistent materials and design, meets both of these standards.