Historic Zoning Commission

Individual Landmark: Level II

7-F-06-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Standard repair

Demolish 3 story brick addition made to northwest corner of building c. 1940; demolish one story concrete block addition (c.1980) on west elevation; demolish hyphen connecting building on corner with guest house to the east; fire stair. West elevation: reinstall wood double hung one over one windows in original openings; reinstall roof line between chimneys, matching existing cornice and brackets; replace rear porch removed for addition, revealing arched openings with keystones, with East Tennessee marble or wood floors to match existing front steps; repoint mortar (matching existing mortar in color and composition) and repairing brick as necessary; reconstruct masonry basement wall on west elevation; reconstruct missing rusticated stone wall at edge of sidewalk on Henley; install wrought iron fencing to match existing detailing; replace existing one over one double hung wood windows in kind, with architect series windows that match originals; repair more elaborate windows in remainder of house; install half-round copper gutters and rectangular downspouts; install HVAC unit on north elevation, removed from Henley; repair roof as necessary, retaining slate; repair soffits and eaves in kind, as necessary. Guest house: replace existing slider windows (new addition) with casement windows; remove concrete block and glass block fill and put in casement, french doors and transoms. Install full width steps from existing front patio to front yard; put smooth stucco coat on exterior concrete block wall.

Site Info

Mary Boyce Temple House. Two and one half story brick with steeply pitched, slate covered cross gable roof, elaborate window trim, two story front porch with original, finely detailed wrought iron railing. Wood paneled bay window on front façade. Leaded glass sidelights and window at front entry. Tall, corbelled, paired exterior brick chimneys with circular chimney pots on west elevation, third, brick chimney on rear side. Calmes on upper sash of attic windows. Added one story concrete block addition on west elevation (c.1980), three story rear, west side brick addition (c.1935), and hyphen connecting to concrete block construction one story apartment building on east elevation (c.1950) with some Art Deco detailing.

The Mary Boyce Temple House has been modified several times in the past. These new sections obscure, but have not removed, the original architectural details still present on the house. This proposed rehabilitation, which includes the recreation of original landscaping and masonry details such as retaining walls and wrought iron fencing, as well as details on the building itself, will restore the house to a prominent appearance and allow original architectural details to regain visibility.