Historic Zoning Commission

Fourth and Gill H-1: Level II

4-G-18-HZ

Staff Recommendation

Approval with the condition that the front and rear balustrade are constructed with nominal 2x2 pickets rather than turned (as shown in submitted 3-D rendering).


Location Knoxville
940 Eleanor St 37917

Owner
Tricia Tricia Roelofs - Luke McLaurin Luke McLaurin

Applicant Request
Level II. Construction of addition
Additions; Porch elements
This project involves modifications to the existing front and back porches of the home. The front porch will be renovated to replace the existing 41-inch turned balustrade with 36-inch-high 2x2 nominal square balustrade, and replace the deteriorated porch floor with tongue-and-groove. The back porch will be renovated to match the materials and balustrade design of the front porch, with the following additional renovations: (1) demo of hipped and shed-roofs of rear and sie porches; (2) addition of 3:12 hipped-roof screened-in back porch that will extend 10'-9" from the now-existing back porch.The porch will be 20 feet wide (extending an approximate 6 additional feet south) and will cover an existing small window; (3) removal of inaccessible and rotting third-floor porch to accommodate the roof of the new screened-in first-level back porch; (4) addition of stairs from the existing back porch to allow yard access; and (5) the addition of lighting and expansion of the existing concrete slab in the backyard to create a usable area under the new screened-in back porch addition. The area underneath the stair case will be screened from Caswell with vertical wood slats with a decorative diamond pattern.

Staff Comments
Queen Anne (c. 1900)
    Two-story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Hip roof with lower cross gables, asphalt shingle roof covering. One-over-one double-hung windows. On -story full front porch with round columns with Ionic capitals, dentil molding under shed porch roof, tongue-and-groove floor, beadboard ceiling. Exterior side brick chimney. Brick foundation. Irregular plan. Projecting one-story bay on front elevation under porch roof One-story rear porch with columns and second-story rear addition with shed-roof and balcony with round wood posts and weatherboard balustrade.

Rehabilitation and New Construction
1. Repair porches on historic houses using wood floors, balustrades, posts and columns, or replace duplicating the original size and design. Reconstruction of the documented original porch is also appropriate.
2. Porches visible from a street may not be completely enclosed.
3. New front porches in Fourth and Gill must be large enough to provide seating, i.e., six to eight feet in depth.

PORCHES
4. Details such as columns, posts, piers, balustrades and porch flooring must use materials that present a visually and physically appropriate appearance historically.

6. Screening porches may be acceptable if screening is translucent
and the open appearance of the porch is maintained.

ADDITIONS

1. Locate attached exterior additions atthe 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.

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.

SECRETARY OF INTERIORS STANDARDS
9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural
features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment.

10. Wherever possible, new additions or alterations to a structure shall be done in such a manner that if such additions or alterations were to be removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the structure would not be impaired.
Applicant

Tricia Tricia Roelofs; - Luke McLaurin Luke McLaurin


Planning Staff
Mike Reynolds
Phone: 865-215-3827
Email: mike.reynolds@knoxplanning.org

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