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Summary for 2711 E John ST E / Parcel ID 9828701520 / Inv #

Historic Name: Unknown Common Name:
Style: Vernacular Neighborhood: Central Area
Built By: Year Built: 1910
 
Significance
This house is included in the inventory as an example of the modest vernacular cottages that dotted the hillside east of 23rd Avenue in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Many of the cottages still exist but have been altered beyond the point or recognition.
 
Appearance
This is a simple one story hipped roof box with two over two double hung wooden windows and a center entrance with no porch . The horizontal wooden siding is covered for the most part with new siding. Set on a steep slope, it has a basement to the east and a shed roof addition to the rear.

Detail for 2711 E John ST E / Parcel ID 9828701520 / Inv #

Status: Yes - Inventory
Classication: Building District Status: INV
Cladding(s): Wood Foundation(s): Unknown
Roof Type(s): Hip Roof Material(s): Unknown
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Rectangular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Interior: Unknown
Changes to Original Cladding: Extensive
Changes to Windows: Intact
Major Bibliographic References
City of Seattle DCLU Microfilm Records.
Polk's Seattle Directories, 1890-1996.
Sanborn (Insurance) Map Company, Seattle, Washington.
Seattle Historic Inventory, Central Area, 1979.

Photo collection for 2711 E John ST E / Parcel ID 9828701520 / Inv #


Photo taken Jun 01, 1992
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