Historic Zoning Commission

Old North Knoxville H-1: Level II

7-N-15-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II.Window replacement and chimney and foundation repair

Level I
1) Repair/ reparge brick foundation. Stucco to have no pattern or design.
2) Retain and repair in-kind, as needed, the original windows with stained glass beneath front porch roof.
3) Remove decorative sawn work from roof eaves and porch posts as desired.

Level II
1) Dismantle and reconstruct chimney matching size, formation, detail, and mortar using original brick
2) Replace windows (all non-original) on the rear and sides of house with Jeldwen Siteline double-hung 1/1 wood windows as per submitted specs.

Site Info

One-and-one-half story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Steeply pitched hip roof with offset gable, dormer window in gable and additional front and side dormers, and asphalt shingle covering. Wood fishscale shingles on front gable. Double-hung three-over-one windows with cottage window. One-story three-quarter front porch with square wood posts with truncated wood capitals. Two interior offset brick chimneys. Replacement glass in dormers. Stuccoed foundation. Irregular plan. Recessed transom and sidelights at front entry.

1) The house has a variety of types of replacement windows on the sides and rear of house, none of which are original. The 6-light window configuration is too early for the house.
2) The only original and character-defining windows are those at the front porch with stained glass in the top portion, and these are being retained.
3) The proposed wooden1/1 light windows are appropriate for the style and era of the house.
4) The brick chimney stack is obviously leaning and needs to be reconstructed in order to correct this. The bricks on the existing chimney are re-usable