Historic Zoning Commission

Market Square H-1: Level II

3-I-12-HZ

Staff Recommendation

APPROVAL to lower slope of awning (to be suspended by cable). Add new fabric. Remove center awning. Relocate central entry door 1 bay north. Install gooseneck lighting over the sign band and awning. Deny plastic awning enclosure.


Location Knoxville
1 Market Square/407 Union Ave 37902

Owner
Market Sq. Hotel LLC

Applicant Request
Level II. Replacement/repair
Architectural feature; Awning or canopy; Doors
Addendum to previous HZC approval on the date of 03-17-2011, 30311MKT:
1) Relocate entry door of the south bay to one section north of that bay.
2) Eliminate proposed cornice along Union Avenue elevation.
3) Modify the existing awning: Lower slope to expose new cornice and prism glass over storefront. Add new fabric. Remove center awning.
4) Installation of a temporary clear plastic enclosure under the awning to be occupied during colder months.

Italianate, Commercial c. 1876
    Peter Kern Building. Three story, three bay brick building with similar facades. Bracketed ornamental metal cornice. Segmental arched replacement windows. Ornamental metal window hoods. Ornamental brick string course between second and third stories. Applied keystones above windows. c. 1980 storefront. Entrance to upper stories on south elevation (407 Union).

    The first recorded occupancy of the building was by Peter Kern Co. bakers and confectioners in 1876. The building housed the Cole, Inc. Pharmacy from 1935 through 1965, and the upper floors have served as a small boutique hotel since the 1980s. The building is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places as The Mall Building, and is included in the Market Square National Register Historic District as well.
Applicant

Joshuah Joshuah Wright


Case History