Summary for 1417 15th AVE / Parcel ID 1728800046 / Inv # |
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Unknown |
Common Name: |
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| Style: |
Vernacular |
Neighborhood: |
Central Area |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1885 |
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| Significance |
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This house is one of two (1407 and 1417 - 15th Avenue) surviving houses in what was originally a row of four identical/similar early vernacular houses. This house embodies the characteristics of Seattle's earliest housing and enhances our knowledge of vernacular architecture and residenital growth in Seattle.
It appears on the 1893 Sanborn Map.
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| Appearance |
| This house is a traditional two story, front gable vernacular form with sparse windows, center chimney and asymmetrical entrance. The entrance porch is a small pedimented stoop with a sunburst pattern in the pediment. Original two over two windows have been altered to nine over nine sash. |
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Detail for 1417 15th AVE / Parcel ID 1728800046 / Inv # |
| Status: |
Yes - Inventory |
| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
INV |
| Cladding(s): |
Wood - Clapboard |
Foundation(s): |
Post & Pier |
| Roof Type(s): |
Gable |
Roof Material(s): |
Asphalt/Composition |
| Building Type: |
Domestic - Single Family |
Plan: |
Rectangular |
| Structural System: |
Balloon Frame/Platform Frame |
No. of Stories: |
two |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture |
| Integrity |
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Changes to Windows: |
Slight |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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Changes to Interior: |
Unknown |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Intact |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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King County Property Record Card (c. 1938-1972), Washington State Archives.
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Sanborn (Insurance) Map Company, Seattle, Washington.
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Photo collection for 1417 15th AVE / Parcel ID 1728800046 / Inv # |
Photo taken Aug 01, 1991
Photo taken Jul 01, 1979
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