Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends denial of the removal of the northwest chimney, and recommends repair and/or reconstruction of the chimney, with details to be approved by staff.
Historic Zoning Commission
Mechanicsville H: Level II
1-B-25-HZ
Location Knoxville
243 Deaderick Ave. 37921
Owner
Elizabeth Gunn and Bryan Hill
Applicant Request
Masonry repair/painting; Material changes; Roofing; Other: ChimneyProposed removal of the original northwest brick chimney due to deterioration that poses a safety hazard. In-kind asphalt shingles will be installed within the resulting roof opening.
Staff Comments
Queen Anne, Eastlake, and Tudor, c. 1888- Designed by Bauman and Bauman. Two and one-half story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Hip roof with lower cross gables and slate roof covering. Imbricated shingles in gable and applied stylistic half timbering with central carved panel in porch gable. Double hung two over two and small paned stained glass and Queen Anne windows. Two story front porch with turned wood columns and balustrade on both levels, supported on brick piers with inset lattice panels. Two interior off set brick chimneys . Brick foundation. Irregular plan.
Roofs
3. Repair or replace roof details (chimneys, roof cresting, finials, attic vent windows, molding, bargeboards, and other unique roof features). Use some of these details in designing new buildings.
Masonry
3. Identify and preserve masonry features that define the historic character of the building, including walls, railings, foundations, chimneys, columns and piers, cornice and door, and window pediments.
4. Replace an entire masonry feature that is too deteriorated to repair. Use the remaining physical evidence to guide the new work and match new to old. Examples can include large sections of a wall, a cornice, balustrade, columns, stairways, or chimneys.
6. Match replacement mortar to the original mortar in color, composition, profile, and depth. If necessary, analyze the original mortar to determine the proportions of lime, sand, and cement. A "scrub" technique shall not be used to repoint. The width or joint profile shall not be changed unless the change will return the joint to its original appearance. Sound mortar should not be removed.
7. Never repair with mortar of high Portland cement content, unless that is the content of the original mortar.
3. Repair or replace roof details (chimneys, roof cresting, finials, attic vent windows, molding, bargeboards, and other unique roof features). Use some of these details in designing new buildings.
Masonry
3. Identify and preserve masonry features that define the historic character of the building, including walls, railings, foundations, chimneys, columns and piers, cornice and door, and window pediments.
4. Replace an entire masonry feature that is too deteriorated to repair. Use the remaining physical evidence to guide the new work and match new to old. Examples can include large sections of a wall, a cornice, balustrade, columns, stairways, or chimneys.
6. Match replacement mortar to the original mortar in color, composition, profile, and depth. If necessary, analyze the original mortar to determine the proportions of lime, sand, and cement. A "scrub" technique shall not be used to repoint. The width or joint profile shall not be changed unless the change will return the joint to its original appearance. Sound mortar should not be removed.
7. Never repair with mortar of high Portland cement content, unless that is the content of the original mortar.
Applicant
Planning Staff
Email: lindsay.lanois@knoxplanning.org
Elizabeth Gunn and Bryan Hill
Planning Staff
Lindsay Lanois
Phone: 865-215-3795Email: lindsay.lanois@knoxplanning.org
Case History
- December 30, 2024
Date Filed
- January 16, 2025
