Historic Zoning Commission
Fourth and Gill H-1: Level II
4-B-17-HZ
Staff Recommendation
Approval is recommended with the following conditions: 1) the current windows will be changed to 3/1 simulated-divided-light (SDL) wood double-hung windows. The SDLs will have muntins on both the interior and the exterior, with a shadow bar in between them; and 2) The enry door for the addition will changed to a full-light door with no muntins.
Location Knoxville
214 E Glenwood Ave 37917
OwnerJoseph Joseph Candlish
Applicant Request
Level II. Construction of addition
AdditionsConstruct a three-season room connected to the side of the deck on the west side toward the back of the house. The footprint of the hipped roof addition is approximately 6' wide by 11' long and it will be constructed on a concrete slab. There will be three wooden double-hung 3/1windows (36 x52) on the west side of the room and one matching window on the south side. A masonite full-light door (with no grid or muntins) is to be located off of the patio area underneath the deck and near the basement entry door. The wooden trim work and details will match those of the main house, including a 2x6 fascia board, tongue-and-groove soffit, and cornerboards. The roof will be covered in asphalt shingles.
Staff Comments
American Four-Square (1920s)Although this house was constructed in 1924, it was relocated to its current site in the 2005, requiring a reconstructed brick foundation and brick exterior chimney (east side). The renovations continued into 2006. The two-story frame house with hipped roof has Craftsman detailing including a front gabled porch with exposed rafters and supported by battered columns on brick piers. The windows are 3/1 double-hung, with a bank of three smaller ones within a small central hipped dormer facing the front. Rear hipped-roof addition with covered porch. Assymetrical plan. Contributing.
ADDITIONS
1. Locate attached exterior additions at the rear or on an inconspicuous side of a historic building, limiting the size and scale in relationship to the historic building. Proportion is very important.
2. Design new additions in a manner that makes clear what is historic and what is new.
3. Consider the attached exterior addition both in terms of the new use and the appearance of other buildings in the Historic district. Design for the new work may be contemporary or may reference design motifs from the historic buildings. In either case, it should always be clearly differentiated from the historic building and be compatible in terms of mass, materials, size, texture, scale, relationship of solids to voids, and color.
4. Place new additions, such as balconies or solar greenhouses, on non-character-defining elevations, and limit the size and scale in relationship to the historic building.
5. Rather than expanding the size of the historic building by constructing a new addition, try to alter interior spaces that do not define the character of the building to accommodate the new space needs.
7 . New work should not appear to be as old as the historic building. Do not duplicate the exact form, material, style, and detailing of the historic building in the new addition.
8. New additions should not cause a lessening or loss of historic character, including the historic building's design, materials, workmanship, location, or setting.
