Historic Zoning Commission

Market Square H-1: Level II

3-D-09-HZ

Staff Recommendation

APPROVE Certificate No. 30509MKT. The west façade of the building at 26 Market/320 Wall has been subjected to a number of ineffective structural repairs since Market Square H-1 was designated; the structural problems have not been corrected..


Location Knoxville
36 Market Square

Owner
The Gallery Group, LLC

Applicant Request
Level II. Replacement/repair
Other: demolish existing west façade and rebuild
Remove existing deteriorated exterior masonry façade wall facing Market Square and along the angled wall at the corner to a point at the east side of the existing pilaster at the corner on Wall Avenue. Existing windows are to be removed, stored and reinstalled with new wall.

Construct new masonry façade wall with metal stud back up to replicate the existing wall configuration from above the existing ground floor storefront to the metal roof coping. New steel columns and beam structure will be installed at the ground level in approximately the same location as existing.

The design of the ground floor storefront along Market Square and Wall Avenue will be submitted to the Knoxville HZC at a later date. Addition work to exterior brick, including tuck pointing, cleaning, etc., to be submitted at a later date. New brick to be painted once full design and construction is completed.

Two structural engineers have recommended that this wall be removed. A temporary construction wall will be built out to the ten foot limit and around the side to just past the limit of construction.

Neoclassical Commercial (c. 1910)
    Woods & Taylor Building. Four story brick with engaged Tuscan columns punctuating bays, pressed metal cornice with modillions, splayed corner with quoins, altered c 1956 storefront with cast iron columns remaining.

    This building housed the Woods and Taylor clothing store, and in 1950 Bower's Department Store, together with restaurants, office space, watch repair shops and beauty shops.
Applicant

Scott Busby, Smee & Busby Architects


Case History