Historic Zoning Commission

Old North Knoxville H-1: Level III

9-H-05-HZ

Applicant Request

Level III. New construction of primary building(s) or deviation from guidelines

Move two story frame house with weatherboard siding, hip roof with lower cross gables, ornate gable trim and brackets, bargeboard and window pediments, from West Scott to vacant lot in Old North Knoxville and place on stuccoed block foundation; construct L-shaped porch with stuccoed block piers and lattice inserts, to duplicate shape of porch shown on historic Sandborn Fire Insurance Maps; remove replacement windows and install one over one double hung wood windows appropriate to style of house; install porch balustrade adapted from catalog designs of George Barber. This house is reminiscent of George Barber and thought to be a Barber design, although it has not been located in currently available catalogs of Barber's work.

Site Info

(for description of house to be moved, see Description of Work)

The lot at 115 E. Scott has been vacant since the H-1 overlay was instituted. Several discussion have been held about the design of potential infill, but nothing has been proposed because the scale of any infill structure needs to be so large and so significant for this side of the block that no one has been willing to make the commitment to a new structure. Mr. Bolen's proposal to move the house on W. Scott, which stands by itself and will be demolished if it is not moved, is a perfect solution for this location in the historic district. It will give an anchor to the beginning of the district on E. Scott, and will be appropriate in scale and design for the Old North Knoxville neighborhood.