Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends approval with the condition that a sample of the rubbed concrete finish be approved by staff.
Historic Zoning Commission
Market Square H-1: Level II
4-E-16-HZ
Location Knoxville
2 Market Square 37902
S.E. corner of Union Avenue
Owner
John John Osborne - Fiser, Inc. Fiser, Inc.
Applicant Request
Level II. Major repair or replacement of materials or architectural elements
Architectural feature; Doors; SignsRevised on 6-28-2016. Renovate first level of a previously altered (c. 1935 and 1950) building. The existing exterior windows and wall finish will be upgraded. The entry door will be full-light and wood-framed. As per Section A, the existing windows will be replaced with a new dark bronze storefront system, installed into the existing opening. The bottom row of panels will be frosted glass to obscure the leg-room area of the seating bar inside, while the middle portion of the storefront will be clear. The existing entry door will be replaced with a new full-glass door to meet Building Code. Flat aluminum awnings at 2-1/2 feet deep to be installed with angle irons on each façade as per drawings submitted for the 4/21/16 HZC meeting. The existing black-painted masonry facade will be covered with a new skim-coat of concrete and /or painted. Sample of proposed concrete finish to be approved by staff.
Staff Comments
Vernacular Commercial (c.1935); formerly Italianate Commercial (c.1880)- S. W. Hall Bldg. - Two-story three-bay brick building with modern single pane windows on front façade facing Market Square, chamfered corner. Two-story Italianate Commercial rear portion with access from Union Avenue (323-327 Union) with arched brick corbelled windows, corbelled cornice, C. 1950 storefront with recessed entry. S. W. Hall & Co. Grocers is recorded as an occupant in 1885, with second floor use as the Grand Army of the Republic Hall. Successive uses included a drugstore, a hardware store, a pharmacy and boarding house and a shoe store. In 1935, when the front facade was probably altered, the building had become the Wonder Store, Inc., a department store, and by 1950, it was an annex of Miller's Department Store. The footprint of the building with its distinctive chamfered corner has not changed on the Sanborn Fire Insurance Map.
II. EXISTING BUILDINGS
A. Storefront Design:
1. Contain the storefront to the height and width of the original opening designed for it.
2. Make the storefront as transparent as possible by using large glass areas and transoms.
3. The color and texture of storefront materials shall be simple and unobtrusive, whether they are woodcast iron or anodized aluminum.
4. Display windows shall be clear glass.
5. Display windows shall be recessed into the storefront framing.
6. Transom windows can be clear, tinted or stained glass.
7. The entrance door shall have a full-view glass panel. The door shall not be decorated with moldings, cross bucks, window grills or other features that are not in keeping with the era of development.
8. Entry doors can be recessed behind the front plane of the storefront.
9. Bulkheads can be wood panels, polished stone, glass, tile or aluminum-clad panels. Bulkheads shall be located in the lower portion of the storefront and should be 18"-30" tall.
11. Side piers should be the same material as the upper facade, or painted or surfaced to look the same.
12. Inappropriate historical themes shall be avoided.
E. Awnings.
1. Awnings were often used on storefronts.
2. Awnings shall be attached to the building above the display windows and below the storefront cornice or sign panel.
3. Awnings shall reinforce the frame of the storefront without covering the space between the second story window sills and the storefront cornice, or the piers.
4. A standard street level awning should project four to seven feet from the building and should be about seven feet above the sidewalk.
D. Signage
1. A storefront shall not have more than two signs, a primary and a secondary sign. One of these may be
a flush-mounted sign board located below the second story window sills and above the storefront display windows. It should not be more than 2-1/2 feet high
with lettering between 8" and 18"- high.
2. A hanging sign can be mounted above the sidewalk, projecting no more than five feet. It could represent the image of a productor use text to identify a tenant and should be 4-6 square feet in area.
4. Signs may be used on awnings, but shall be configured with contrasting letters . . ..
5. Signs can be directly or indirectly illuminated. Internally lit signs that respect the dimensions noted above for flushmounted sign boards can be appropriate. Neon can be appropriate for flush-mounted sign boards and window signs.
A. Storefront Design:
1. Contain the storefront to the height and width of the original opening designed for it.
2. Make the storefront as transparent as possible by using large glass areas and transoms.
3. The color and texture of storefront materials shall be simple and unobtrusive, whether they are woodcast iron or anodized aluminum.
4. Display windows shall be clear glass.
5. Display windows shall be recessed into the storefront framing.
6. Transom windows can be clear, tinted or stained glass.
7. The entrance door shall have a full-view glass panel. The door shall not be decorated with moldings, cross bucks, window grills or other features that are not in keeping with the era of development.
8. Entry doors can be recessed behind the front plane of the storefront.
9. Bulkheads can be wood panels, polished stone, glass, tile or aluminum-clad panels. Bulkheads shall be located in the lower portion of the storefront and should be 18"-30" tall.
11. Side piers should be the same material as the upper facade, or painted or surfaced to look the same.
12. Inappropriate historical themes shall be avoided.
E. Awnings.
1. Awnings were often used on storefronts.
2. Awnings shall be attached to the building above the display windows and below the storefront cornice or sign panel.
3. Awnings shall reinforce the frame of the storefront without covering the space between the second story window sills and the storefront cornice, or the piers.
4. A standard street level awning should project four to seven feet from the building and should be about seven feet above the sidewalk.
D. Signage
1. A storefront shall not have more than two signs, a primary and a secondary sign. One of these may be
a flush-mounted sign board located below the second story window sills and above the storefront display windows. It should not be more than 2-1/2 feet high
with lettering between 8" and 18"- high.
2. A hanging sign can be mounted above the sidewalk, projecting no more than five feet. It could represent the image of a productor use text to identify a tenant and should be 4-6 square feet in area.
4. Signs may be used on awnings, but shall be configured with contrasting letters . . ..
5. Signs can be directly or indirectly illuminated. Internally lit signs that respect the dimensions noted above for flushmounted sign boards can be appropriate. Neon can be appropriate for flush-mounted sign boards and window signs.
Applicant
Planning Staff
Email: contact@knoxplanning.org
Nathan Nathan Honeycutt, - AIA AIA
Planning Staff
Kaye Graybeal
Phone: 215-2500Email: contact@knoxplanning.org
