Historic Zoning Commission

Old North Knoxville H-1: Level II

8-K-11-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Replacement/repair

Repair wood siding, trim, fascia and soffits in kind, as necessary; replace basement windows with wood windows that replicate the design of the originals; replace two wood windows on second story (Northeast and southwest elevations) with identically sized wood windows matching originals; Install new wood exterior door at upper elevation on northwest façade; repair remaining doors; Tuckpoint foundation as necessary, using Preservation Brief No. 2; Repair chimneys, removing brick and relaying if required or tuckpointing as necessary, using Preservation Brief No. 2; Install new porch railing on west end of front porch, matching railing at 228 E. Scott; Reroof, replacing asphalt shingles in kind; Install ridge vents as required; Install guttering and downspouts; Install trim at junction of front porch and house wall.

NOTE: Commission requested that every effort be made to save all details on exterior of house, including balcony entrance door, and other significant details.

Site Info

One and one-half story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Steeply pitched hip roof with asphalt shingle covering, sawn wood attic vent, and gable attic dormer on front elevation with turned balustrade and posts. Double hung one over one windows. One story three-quarter front porch with round wood columns with Doric capitals. Two interior offset brick chimneys. Brick foundation. Irregular plan. Recessed transom at front entry door. Projecting bays on north and south elevations.

The majority of proposed changes are consisted with the adopted design guidelines with the exception of the proposed railing; that deficiency can be corrected by adopting the railing design described above.