Ferger Place Historic District Guidelines

From introduction: "Design guidelines, as defined in Section 10-12 of the Historic Zoning Ordinance, are standards of appropriate activity that will preserve the historic and architectural character of Local Historic Districts and Landmarks. Design Guidelines are criteria and standards which the Chattanooga Historic Zoning Commission must consider to determine the appropriateness of proposed work within a Local Historic District, and to accomplish the purposes of the Historic Zoning Ordinance... Ferger Place Historic District is located along Eveningside Drive and Morningside Drive off Main Street approximately one and a half miles from Chattanooga’s downtown business section. Within this district are 69 buildings, all residential in nature and some with matching garages. Also within the district is a neighborhood park, approximately two acres in size. Th e residences all front either Eveningside Drive or Morningside Drive and are arranged in a horseshoe or “U” shape. Due to deed restrictions, the residences have uniform set-backs or façade lines. Only one parcel of land is vacant, and it serves as an extension of the Ferger Place Playground. Ferger Place was developed in 1910 by the Ferger Brothers Real Estate firm as a “Private Restricted Park.” Th e houses built there are very good examples of styles that were sweeping the nation from the 1910’s to the 1930’s during the Post Victorian era. Whether property owners realized it or not, the styles of the houses built early in the century expressed a national sentiment. Th ere were many forces at work leading to a change in attitude from the lavish excesses and pretentiousness of the Victorian styles to a return to a more simple, honest house. A new life style was emerging as a result of the industrial revolution and the expanding economy. Th ere was a growing middle class with a higher income purchasing mass produced, low cost houses in a growing suburbia." Project funding was provided in part by a 2013 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of Chattanooga (project number TN-13-023) administered by the Tennessee State Historic Preservation Office (grant number P13AF00110) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Chattanooga, Tennessee is a Certified Local Government.

Ferger Place Historic District Guidelines

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