Historic Zoning Commission

Old North Knoxville:

9-I-00-HZ

Applicant Request

Demolition of dilapidated building

Site Info

Two story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Gambrel roof with asphalt shingle covering, recessed Gothic arched section in gambrel ends with wood shingles. Double hung one over one windows. One story full front porch with round wood columns with Doric capitals and brick piers with lattice panels. Partial second story balcony recessed under roof with recessed transom and sidelights at door. Two interior offset brick chimneys. Brick foundation with interlocking bricks at corners of projecting bay on south elevation. Irregular plan. Recessed transom and sidelights at front entry.

A Certificate of Appropriateness was issued in May (5100ONK) to reroof the building, after the owner attended a condemnation hearing. Testimony at that hearing attested to the large holes in the roof and the unstable condition of the building. Following receipt of a Certificate of Appropriateness, Ms. Henson caused the roof and decking to be removed from a large section of roof on the south elevation. No additional work has been done. A blue plastic tarp was stretched over the section of roof, but was too small to cover the hole. Since that time, winds have blown and displaced it so that very little of the unroofed portion is now under cover. No work has been done to the hole on the front elevation. No other work appears to have been done on the building.