Historic Zoning Commission

Old North Knoxville H-1: Level II

5-H-15-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Major repair or replacement of materials or architectural elements

Replace two windows on the south side of the house with 1/1 wood windows to match windows on front and north side of the house.

Site Info

One-story frame with weatherboard siding. Hip roof with attic gables, asphalt shingle covering and sawn wood shingles on attic. Double-hung 2/2 windows. One-story three-quarter front porch with truncated wood posts on brick piers, replacement sawn wood balustrade. Two interior offset chimneys. Stuccoed foundation. Irregular plan. (Contributing).

1) There are 1/1 replacement windows on the front and north side of the house.
2) The two windows proposed to be replaced on the south side of the house comprise a 2/2 and a 6/2 double-hung window.
3) The file description from the c.1986 historic resource inventory indicates that the windows were 2/2 at that time. Folk Victorian houses such as this one often had 2/2 windows.
4) The existing 2/2 window on the south side appears to be original and is the only remaining one on the house.
5) The muntins of the 2/2 window have been improperly repaired and painted, but there is no apparent sign of rot.
6) The 2/2 window on the south side is only somewhat visible due to the depth of the house and the lack of side setback.
7) The 6/2 configuration of the window on the south side toward the front of the house is not an original or typical configuration; so the top sash has been inappropriately replaced at some point, leaving the 2-pained sash on the bottom.