Historic Zoning Commission
Old North Knoxville H-1: Level II
3-D-18-HZ
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends approval with the conditions that 1) a section detail through the proposed wooden trim on the wainscot on the rear be provided to show the relationship of the trim to the beadboard below and the horizontal wood siding above; and 2) the size of the proposed casement window on the rear north side be provided.
Location Knoxville
401 E Oklahoma Ave 37917
OwnerDavid David Holmes
Applicant Request
Level II. Major repair or replacement of materials or architectural elements
Doors; Porch elements; Shutters; Siding; WindowsWORK ON MAIN HOUSE BLOCK
The fiberglass shingle siding will be removed and the old wood lap siding restored. The front has shake siding in the gable and sawn wood vent which will be repaired and restored. The front porch will be restored with beadboard ceiling, and the non-original metal scrollwork supports and balustrade will be replaced with turned wooden posts to match the engaged post existing on the house and a turned balustrade to match that of the adjacent north sister house (but with 1.85" balusters.) Additionally, both front and rear doors are fiberglass and would be replaced by solid wood half-lite doors, Woodgrain model 567, which approximates style of the retained interior doors and matches the adjacent north sister house.
WORK ON REAR ADDITION
Replace existing 26"x52" metal windows in the rear porch enclosure with 4 double-hung 1/1 wood windows at 26"x58" to create a sunporch appearance (Jeld Wen W-2500). Replacement back door to be full wood half-lite. An additional window is proposed on the western side of the enclosure-- a wood casement window (Jeld Wen W-4500) with a 1/1 appearance at approximately the same dimrensions of the other proposed windows and sized to meet egress requirements. The beadboard wainscotting on the bottom portion of the porch would be 1x6 nominal size with each strip actually being 2'-6". A simple flat wooden trim piece will separate the wainscot from the siding on the top portion.
Staff Comments
Queen Anne Cottage (c. 1910)One-story frame with hipped roof with cross gables. Asbestos shingled wallcovering. Asphalt shingle roof covering and imbricated wood shingles in gable ends. Double-hung one-over-one windows with cottage window on front façade. One-story one-half front porch with replacement metal roof supports. Two interior offset brick chimneys. Brick foundation. Irregular plan. Projecting bay on north elevation. (Contributing)
WINDOWS
2. If replacement windows are necessary, they shall be the same overall size as the originals, with the same pane division and the same muntin depth, width and profile. They shall be the same materials as the original windows, which were generally wood.
5. It can be appropriate to design and install additional windows on the rear or another secondary elevation. The design must be compatible with the overall design of the building.
7. Storm windows can be allowed as a way to increase the energy savings of a historic house. Interior storms should be considered. Exterior storms can be appropriate, if they are designed so their meeting rail duplicates that of the original window, and if they are wood or color clad metal, matching the building's trim. Exterior storm windows shall not be used unless they do not damage or obscure the original window and frames.
9. Burglar bars or other security devices that are more obvious or visually intrusive than storm windows are not allowed.
PORCHES
2. Historic porches on houses in Old North Knoxville should be repaired, or may replicate the original porch if documentation of its size and design can be discovered.
4. Design elements to be incorporated in any new porch design must include tongue and groove wood floors, beadboard ceilings, wood posts and/or columns and sawn and turned wood trim when appropriate. If balustrades are required, they must be designed with spindles set into the top and bottom rails.
DOORS
The doors originally used on Old North Knoxville's houses were wooden, and a majority had beveled, or stained glass inserts.
6. Service (rear) entrances may not be altered to make them appear to be formal entrances by adding paneled doors, fanlights, transoms or sidelights.
7. Secondary entrances must be compatible with the original in size, scale and materials, but clearly secondary in importance.
WALLCOVERING
5. Wooden features shall be repaired by patching, piecing-in, or otherwise reinforcing the wood. Repair may also include limited replacement with matching or compatible substitute materials, when elements remain and can be copied.
6. Wood features that are important in defining the overall historic character of the building shall not be removed.
7. Replace only deteriorated wood. Reconstructing in order to achieve a uniform or "improved," "new" appearance is inappropriate because of the loss of good historic materials.
