Staff Recommendation
APPROVE Certificate 70506ONK. Proposed repointing is consistent with the standards for Masonry on pg. 24, #7 and #8, which provide that mortar will match the original and will not be high-content Portland.
Historic Zoning Commission
Old North Knoxville H-1: Level II
7-I-06-HZ
Applicant Request
Level II. Replacement/repair
Masonry repair/paintingRepoint foundation and front chimney, using provisions of Preservation Brief No. 2 (low Portland-content mortar matching existing with joints struck to match existing); remove rear brick vent, not visible from Scott.
Site Info
Craftsman with Oriental influence (c.1915).One story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Hip roof with telescoping gables, asphalt shingle covering and dormer, rafters and sled runner shaped brackets. Double hung one over one windows with casement windows in front dormer. Upward curved wood lintels above windows copy curvilinear form of roof brackets. One story three-quarter front porch with rectangular brick posts on brick piers, brick balustrade and king post. One story bay on south elevation. Exterior end brick chimney, rear interior central brick vent Brick foundation. Irregular plan. Sidelights at front entry.
The brick vent that is proposed for removal is at the rear of the building, not visible from Scott, and was probably intended to vent a kitchen cook stove or furnace.
Applicant
Location KnoxvilleCharlotte Pence
708 E Scott Ave
Owner
Gary E. and Victoria R. Koontz
- Status
- Application Filed
July 5, 2006
HeardJuly 20, 2006
ApprovedJuly 20, 2006
