Historic Zoning Commission

Fourth and Gill H-1: Level II

9-D-12-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Replacement/repair

The c.1950s garage is proposed to be remodeled into a two-story, side-gabled structure with garage doors (facing the street) to allude to carriage house-style doors, with a window above each door. The existing concrete pad will be utilized. A wooden staircase will be constructed on the west side. The side door will be wood half-light door with recessed panels below.The materials include:
wood board and batten siding (8-inch centers)
architectural shingle roof w/ 7/12 pitch or greater
wood stud frame
exposed rafter tails
treated wood staircase and deck,
wood one-over-one windows

Site Info

Two-story frame with brickveneer. Tiled hip roof. One-over-one double-hung casement windows with 4/2 casement on 2nd story. Irregular plan.

Recommended conditions: Side door to be wood half-light with one or two recessed panels below. Roof to be at least 7/12 pitch.

STAFF FINDINGS

1) Typical outbuildings in ONK have included carriage houses, barns outhouses or servants' quarters, often more than one story stall and built with steeply pitched gable roofs or combined gable and shed roofs, with weatherboard or board and batten wall covering.

2) The wooden materials and board and batten proposed are authentic and recommended by the guidelines.

3) The file survey indicates that a c.1909 servants' quarters once existed in the location of the current structure.

4) Many garages and outbuildings in Old North Knoxville are of later construction and are not contributing buildings. The current one-story T-111 garage structure appears to date to the 1950s and is non-contributing.

5) A neo-classical-style garage to match the house would not be appropriate, since garages built for these early homes were built in later years. The proposed Craftsman-like style is typical of this later garage construction.

6) The structure is located to the rear of the lot as recommended by the guidelines.


OLD NORTH KNOX DESIGN GUIDELINES

M. Auxiliary or Outbuildings
1. The design of outbuildings such as garages
shall acknowledge and suggest the function of
original outbuildings that would have been
located in the neighborhood.

2. The design of features like garage doors that
face the street shall mimic carriage house
doors from an era consistent with the
primary building on the lot.

3. Garages shall be located to the rear of the
primary building on the lot.

4. Materials used in constructing outbuildings
or accessory buildings may only use
materials and design characteristics selected
from the following list: wood lap siding with
a four inch lap or board and batten; a 12/12
roof pitch; overhanging eaves; exposed rafter
tails; wood windows; masonry but not
exposed concrete block or split-face block;
garage doors appearing to be carriage doors
or plank doors with x-bracing or perimeter
reinforcing timbers.