Approve w/condition of using 3 windows on east porch enclosure; horizontal projecting wood trim piece applied on east side integrating window sills. Utilize shingle siding on upper porch elevation; utilize glass panels around porch door to enclose.
Remove existing deteriorating siding and support column. Replace column with new column of matching dimensions. Install two double-hung windows on east side of porch. Windows match existing windows of house. Install wooden door on north side of porch. Replace wooden steps on north side of porch matching existing steps. Existing roof and fascia will be left in place.
Two-story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Hip roof with lower cross gables, asphalt shingle covering, patterned sawn wood shingles in gable ends, louvered wood attic vents. Pedimented gables with beveled cornice. Double-hung one-ove- one windows. Attic vent windows with calmes. One story wrap-around front and side porch with round wood fluted columns with Ionic capitals and turned wood balustrade. Exterior end brick chimney with double stacks and ornate chimney pots, and interior offset rear brick chimney. Brick foundation. Irregular plan. Projecting two-story bay on east elevation. Recessed transom.
1) The rear porch is not a significant character-defining feature; however, a solid enclosure without alluding to the former porch will detract from that elevation of the house, which is visible from the r-o-w given that the house sits on a corner lot.
2.) The porch's building envelope, shape, and trimwork such as the cornice, fascia and corner post will remain as existing; therefore, these references to the former porch will help the enclosure read as a porch that was obviously enclosed.
3) The east side of the porch is divided into 3 bays dileneated by vertical supports on the upper portion. Staff finds that the addition of 3 windows instead of 2 in this upper portion would better retain the proportions and definition of that elevation. However, the owner prefers to use historic salvaged windows rather than new since they would better match the character of the existing windows on the house. Therefore, the owner has purchased 2 salvaged windows that he would like to utilize as pictured in this application, but was unable to find 3 matching salvaged windows.
4) The destinction between the upper and lower portions of the current porch configuration are important to retaining the character of and the allusion to the porch once it is enclosed. A differentiation of materials (e.g. shingles above horizontal siding) on the upper and lower portion would further this end. Shingle siding exists on the upper portions of the house.
5) A horizontal wood trim piece exists at the base of the opening in the upper portion of the porch. Staff finds that the since the upper and lower portions of the existing porch are currently delineated, retaining this horizontal trim piece would help to retain that current delineation.
6) The north end of the porch that contains the entry door to the porch is open on all sides of the door. The infill siding on this side will cause the former porch to be too solid and enclosed to read as a former porch. The guidleline state that existing levels of transparency must be retained when visible from the street.
7) Rear or side porch enclosures have been approved in historic districts when the enclosure alludes to a sleeping porch with rows of continuous windows.
8) The proposed salvaged half-light wood door is appropriate for the porch and the style of the house.
OLD NORTH KNOX DESIGN GUIDELINES (Staff considers these guidelines particularly pertinent, but the guidelines are entered into the record in their entirety)
PORCHES:
The individual design elements of the neighborhood porches, turned wood columns, elaborate railing and balusters, heavy wood posts or columns, wood bead board ceilings and tongue in groove floors, gingerbread or sawn wood trim. All are important to the style of the houses. These individual details should be repaired and preserved, or replicated if good documentation of the original porch exists.
1. Repair porches on historic houses using wood . . . posts and columns, or replace duplicating the original size and design.
2. Design elements to be incorporated in any new porch design must include . . . wood posts and/or columns and . . . wood trim when appropriate.
4. In new construction, the proportion of the porches to the facades should be consistent with the historic porches in the neighborhood. Details such as columns, posts, piers, balustrades and porch flooring must use materials that present a visually and physically appropriate appearance historically.
5. Porches and balconies visible from a street may not be enclosed unless the enclosure provides as much transparency as existed prior to the enclosure and is designed to be immediately removable.
ENTRANCES
7. Secondary entrances must be compatible with the original in size, scale and materials, but clearly secondary in importance.
The following SECRETARY OF INTERIORS STANDARDS are particularly applicable to this proposal:
5. Distinctive features, finishes and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property shall be preserved.
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