APPROVE Certificate No. 83007ONK. Proposed porch design will remove an inappropriate balustrade and porch posts, and substitute an architecturally appropriate redesign. The proposed design is consistent with the adopted design guidelines.
Restore original character of Craftsman Bungalow by installing 8" square wood columns with applied moldings to replicate Doric capitals and a wood rail with wide board (1"x4" with 6" or slightly greater spacing) balustrade, set into top and bottom rail, using existing metal posts as base for columns and building wood box around them, respecting size of shadow appearing on porch floor
One story frame with aluminum siding. Side gable roof with shingle in gable ends, front gable dormer, asphalt shingle roof covering, knee braces, rafters and louvered wood attic vents. Double hung eight over one , six over one and six light casement windows. One story full front porch with replacement aluminum columns and balustrade. Stuccoed foundation. Rectangular plan.
The Old North Knoxville Design Guidelines, pg. 17, C. 1. Porches, calls for wood posts and sawn wood balustrades on front porches.
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