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Summary for 952 16th AVE / Parcel ID 1336800405 / Inv #

Historic Name: unknown Common Name:
Style: Queen Anne - Free Classic Neighborhood: Capitol Hill
Built By: Year Built: 1904
 
Significance
In the opinion of the survey, this property is located in a potential historic districe (National and/or local).
This house has an unusual form, with a large front gable with a three-sided bay above a porch with a pediment and large battered piers. Cladding is clapboard on the bottom, with shingles in the gable ends and stucco at the top. Many of the windows have leaded glass. This block is within the original Capitol Hill of James A. Moore, who gave the area its name. In 1900 Moore, who had already developed other Seattle neighborhoods, purchased and began platting 160 acres, roughly between 11th and 20th avenues, from Roy Street north to Galer. Before selling lots for construction, he graded and paved the streets (eliminating the dust that plagued many sections), installed sidewalks, water mains and sewer lines, and planned for street lights and telephone poles. Lots went on sale in 1901, heavily promoted to attract local business leaders as residents. The response was immediate. The quality infrastructure, convenient transportation, schools and other amenities proved to be very popular and the area was largely developed, with sizable, attractive houses, within only a few years.
 
Appearance

Detail for 952 16th AVE / Parcel ID 1336800405 / Inv #

Status: Yes - Hold
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle, Wood - Clapboard Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition-Shingle
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Rectangular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one & ½
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Windows: Intact
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Intact
Major Bibliographic References
Williams, Jacqueline B. The Hill with a Future: Seattle's Capitol Hill 1900-1946. Seattle: CPK Ink, 2001.

Photo collection for 952 16th AVE / Parcel ID 1336800405 / Inv #


Photo taken Dec 05, 2006
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