Historic Zoning Commission

Old North Knoxville H-1: Level II

2-A-11-HZ

Staff Recommendation

APPROVE Certificate 10611ONK. This application itemizes the work necessary to complete the project begun by the previous owner, and will result in saving the building and returning it to an appearance consistent with the adopted design guidelines.


Location Knoxville
1417 Cornelia St

Owner
Jared Brewster

Applicant Request
Level II. Replacement/repair
Doors; Guttering; Masonry repair/painting; Porch elements; Roofing; Windows
Complete exterior restoration and addition, including modification of roof shape to correct burn damage and to add second story bedrooms, including shed dormers, reworking of gable shapes, and installing roof covering; repair masonry using Preservation Brief No. 2; adding two exterior doors (half-view on front and rear); Add one over one replacement windows at all locations to match size of old window openings, plus small horizontal windows on stair and on opposite side elevation and small one over one double hungs in dormers; add roof covering after tearing off and rebuilding existing unstable roof; add round sawn wood gable vent in front opening, to match existing size, or add round window to match existing size.

Queen Anne Cottage (c.1895)
    One and one-half story frame with artificial siding. Hip roof with lower cross gables and asphalt shingle covering, fishscale shingles. Double hung one over one and two over two and horizontal metal sliding windows. One story two-thirds poured concrete front porch with replacement aluminum columns. Interior offset brick chimney. Stuccoed foundation. Irregular plan. Beaded brackets under roof of one story cutaway bay window. Alterations and additions to rear of structure, which was badly burned several years ago.

    This property was the subject of certificate applications for rehabilitation by Jared Brewster, the most recent of which was in November of 2009. Work under that certificate was not completed and Mr. Brewster no longer owns the property.
Applicant

Old North Restorations, LLC


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