Historic Zoning Commission

Ft. Sanders NC-1: Level II

6-T-19-HZ

Applicant Request

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

Addition of a 36" by 42" egress window on the East elevation

Site Info

One-and-1/2- story with pyramid hipped roof and lower front and side cross gables. Later-added full façade porch with three battered columns on battered brick piers. Canted bay window on south side. Aluminum siding. Non-contributing (ca. 1940-50s) two-story frame addition on rear projecting toward Sixteenth Street.

1) The house is a contributing structure with the Fort Sanders NC-1 and the National Register Historic District.
2) Building code requires for all bedrooms to have an egress window.
3) A second casement window of the minimal dimension required for egress may be installed in the basement of the east side facing 16th Street as shown.