Historic Zoning Commission
District of Old North Knoxville H-1: Level II
6-F-17-HZ
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends approval with the following conditions:
1) A double-hung wood replacement window may be installed on the front second level as shown in the submitted drawing/photo if internal demolition indicates that a window originally existed in that location;
2) Replace windows in-kind on a case-by-case basis if their condition is found to be such that repair is not feasible -- as approved by staff ;
3) Replace the front door with a wood door with a 2/3 or 3/4 unembellished beveled glass panel and sidelights with dimensions as indicated by original framing -- as approved by staff and;
4) Install two wood double-hung windows on each side of the addition that match the typical size of the larger historic windows on the house.
Applicant Request
Level II. Major repair or replacement of materials and construction of addition
Additions; Architectural feature; Deck; Doors; Guttering; Masonry repair/painting; Porch elements; Siding; WindowsLEVEL 1
1) Repoint masonry. Replace missing siding in kind. Add guttering.
LEVEL 2
1) Remove non-original front door and replace with an 2/3 or 2/4 light wood door with plain sidelights and transom to fit the original opening. (Pages 2-5)
2) Repair or replace existing windows in-kind as needed (Pages 6-8)
3) Add matching window to front second-level. (Page 9)
4) Remove non-original side door, replace opening with siding. (Pages 10-12)
5) Remove rear 6'x7'enclosed frame addition and construct 10x14x8h enclosed frame addition with an asphalt-shingled hipped roof. Addition to have trim and siding to match existing, and be offset from the NE corner of main house by ~12-18 inches.Two windows each on north and east sides to match the largest double-hungs on the existing house. The ~18-inch high block foundation will be stuccoed. (Pages 13-17)
6) Reconstruct two-tiered rear decks with 2x2 square balustrade (36" high). Lower deck to project out 12 feet and upper deck to be 6 feet deep. Current offset from SE corner of main house to be maintained. (Pages 18-23)
7) Remove late-added small fixed window from north side of house and fill in to re-side. (Page 24)
Site Info
Craftsman Four-square (c. 1915)Two-story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Hip roof with French cement tiles covering with cresting at ridges. One-story one-bay front- gabled front with square wood columns with Doric capitals, the once sawn wood balustrade now has 2x2 square pickets and exposed rafters. One-over-one double-hung windows.Two interior offset brick chimneys. Two-tiered covered decks in rear. Replacement front door. Brick foundation. (Contributing).
1) The house is a contributing structure within the Old North Knoxville H-1 Historic District.
2) The front door is not original. Evidence of the original entry configuration exists in the form of earlier circular-sawn studs that are spaced approximately 6 feet apart with later studs filling in to accommodate a later door with no sidelights and transom. There is evidence in the form of transom framing as well.
3) There is evidence that the north side door is not original in that it is ill-fitted into the allowed space of its location. The wooden steps and makeshift landing are supported by cinder blocks and not a brick foundation.
A wrap-around porch (which would support the existance of a side door) would have inappropriately overlapped the window on that side. Further, the 1917 Sanborn maps do not show a wrap-around porch and there is no shadow of a foundation that would have supported a porch on that side.
4) The propose rear addition replacement will not be easily visible from the right-of-way, with only slightly more in view than is the currently existing addition. The addition will be offset from the northeast corner of the house by approximately 12-18 inches and the design is proposed to be similar to the existing.
5) The existing addition was not well-constructed/designed, so it has not acquired historic significance in its on right.
6)The1917 Sanborn map footprint indicates the 6'x7' rear frame addition is not original. Its structure is pulling away from the main house. Joists are missing, and the vertical supports have rotted, so it is not feasible to repair.
7) Currently, two 14'x12' non-original decks exist on the rear of the house, with the top on being covered by a shed roof. The 1917 Sanborn Maps indicate there were two tiers of decks, but they were smaller. Additionally, the visible structural elements of the main house roof and the deck roof indicate that the upper porch roof was later tacked-on to the original main house roof, and not properly integrated into the structure. Also, the later-added deck roof does not have exposed rafters as seen on the main house and front porch.
8) The two-tiered rear deck reconstruction will be similar to existing, but will be less obtrusive without the non-original roof covering. It will maintain its current offset from the house corner and will not be visible from the r-o-w.
9)The small fixed window on the side of house is not properly framed or installed and does not appear original, so its removal will not cause a loss of historic character.
