Historic Zoning Commission

Ft. Sanders NC-1: Level II

8-A-15-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Construct foundation, front steps, and parking area

Construct foundation at 1201 Clinch Avenue using original bricks from 1302 White Avenue for front as much as possible and fill with bricks to match in size and texture. Mortar to meet the recommendations of National Park Service Preservation Brief #2. Sides and rear to have a parged block foundation with smooth finish and no design or pattern. Brick mock-up to be provided for MPC staff and owner approval. Finished floor elevation of porch and house to visually align with the adjacent north house. Stairs to be constructed of wood with balustrade to match that of the front porch. Rectangular cut stone retaining wall to be reinstalled at Clinch and corner masonry steps to be repaired. Concrete retaining wall along paved parking area at rear.

Site Info

Two-and-one-half-story w/imbricated diamond/square patterned shingles in gable and on second story. Weatherboard on first story. Steeply-pitched cross-gabled roof. Recessed balcony on front gable w/full-view door, flanking side windows, turned wood balusters and Doric columns. One-over-one windows w/pediments applied at first-level. Two-story cut-away bay on front. One-story wrap-around front and side porch w/ pediment over front entry, tripled Doric posts on brick piers, turned wood balusters. One-light four-panel front door w/sidelights and transom. Painted brick foundation. Irregular plan. (Contributing).

1. The proposal for siting the house at 1201 Clinch Ave. site meet the Design Guidelines for lot development.

2. Matching the height of the porch with that of the adjacent north house is appropriate since it is the only adjacent point of reference in the streetscape.

3. The proposed parking area, accessed off of a side street and to the rear of the house, meets the Fort Sanders Design Guidelines.

4. Theproject engineer has confirmed that the roof peak and the porch height will be close to that ofthe adjacent north house.