Historic Zoning Commission
Market Square H-1: Level II
11-L-13-HZ
Staff Recommendation
Approval as per submitted drawings.
Location Knoxville
27 Market Square 37902
OwnerMargaret Margaret Rouse
Applicant Request
Level II. Major repair or replacement of materials or architectural elements.
Architectural feature; Doors; Material changes (wood, brick, metal, etc.); WindowsReplace non-original storefront and wood frame with new storefront with fiber cement board frame and beadboard panelled base. Replacement door to be a full-light wood frame door. Configuration of storefront to more closely match original with 90-degree angled display windows (rather than canted) framing a central resessed entry as shown on submitted drawings.
Staff Comments
Victorian Veracular (c. 1885)McDaniel Building. Two-story brick with arched two-over-two second-story windows (replaced in 2012), corbelled cornice. Duplicates 23 Market Square. Later-replaced storefront.
MARKET SQUARE DESIGN GUIDELINES (entered in their entirety for the record)
II. Existing Buildings
A. Storefront Design:
1. Contain the storefront to the height and width of the original opening designed for it.
2. Make the storefront as transparent as possible by using large glass areas and transoms.
3. The color and texture of storefront materials shall be simple and unobtrusive, whether they are wood or metal..
4. Display windows shall be clear glass.
5. Display windows shall be recessed into the storefront framing.
6. Transom windows can be clear, tinted or stained glass.
7. The entrance door shall have a full-view glass panel. The door shall not be decorated with moldings, cross bucks, window grills or other features that are not in keeping with the era of development.
8. Entry doors can be recessed behind the front plane of the storefront.
9. Bulkheads can be wood panels, glass, or tile. Bulkheads and should be 18"-30" tall.
10. A storefront cornice shall be wood, cast iron, or sheet metal.
11. Side piers should be the same material as the upper stories.
SECRETARY OF INTERIORS STANDARDS for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings
3. All buildings, structures, and sites shall be recognized as products of their own time. Alterations that
have no historical basis and which seek to create an earlier appearance shall be discouraged.
5. Distinctive stylistic features or examples of skilled craftsmanship which characterize a building,
structure, or site shall be treated with sensitivity.
6. In the event replacement is necessary, the new materials should match the material being replaced in composition, design, color, texture, and other visual qualities. Repair or replacement of missing architectural features should be based on accurate duplications of features, substantiated by historic, physical, or pictorial evidence rather than on conjectural designs or the availability of different
architectural elements from other buildings or structures.