Historic Zoning Commission

Fourth and Gill H-1: Level II

12-C-08-HZ

Staff Recommendation

APPROVE Certificate No. 1125084&G. Balustrade removed from house several months ago was not original. There is a ghost left from removed railings. Applicant proposes to replicate that height in the new railing.


Location Knoxville
813 Deery St

Owner
Kevin Nelson

Applicant Request
Level II. Replacement/repair
Modify newly installed porch rail of turned spindles with flat top and bottom rail, to be height of removed railing sawn spindles and rails. Install 5/4 cap in flat top rail to add decorative detail. Modified rail will be height of pre-existing rail, matched to ghosts showing where sawn wood rail was located.

Queen Anne (c.1890)
    Two story frame with weatherboard and imbricated shingle wall covering. Hip roof with lower cross gables, side hipped roof dormer, rear shed roof dormer, raised panels, brackets, fishscale shingles and square vent in front and side gables, asphalt shingle roof covering. Queen Anne over one double hung windows. One story full front and side wrap around porch with turned wood columns, checkered pediment over front steps with raised square applied motif, brackets forming segmental arches. Vertically corbelled stuccoed brick interior offset chimney. Brick foundation. Cut away bay on north elevation with applied sunburst in central wall rather than window.
Applicant

Kevin Nelson


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