Summary for 3815 S Edmunds ST S / Parcel ID 1702900981 / Inv # |
| Historic Name: |
Shirley Marvin Apartments |
Common Name: |
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| Style: |
Vernacular |
Neighborhood: |
Columbia City |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1935 |
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| Significance |
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The Shirley Marvin apartment building was built in 1935. Architect John Mathews designed the building for owner J.L. Wolaver. David W. Brown purchased the building in the mid-1930s. The building was originally heated via boiler located in the Grayson-Brown Building (4860 Rainier Avenue S.). The building is named for Brown’s grandchildren. This intact apartment building is significant as the only example of a brick four-unit block within the Columbia City historic district.
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| Appearance |
| This two-story, four-unit apartment building is of frame construction and is supported by a concrete foundation. The building has a rectangular plan and a flat roof. The front entry porch has a flat roof and features a central door, leading to the upper floor, flanked by two other doors, leading to the first floor. The two flanking doors are flush with the front elevation, while the central door is located in a shallowly projecting enclosure. The building is clad in brick veneer with a metal cornice. The fenestration consists of large and small one-over-one single hung windows, and large two-pane fixed windows. The front elevation window configuration consists of two large fixed pane windows flanking the porch on the first floor elevation, and a pair of small one-over-one single hung windows flanked by large fixed pane windows. |
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Detail for 3815 S Edmunds ST S / Parcel ID 1702900981 / Inv # |
| Status: |
Yes - Inventory |
| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
Brick |
Foundation(s): |
Concrete - Poured |
| Roof Type(s): |
Flat |
Roof Material(s): |
Asphalt/Composition |
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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 Original Cladding: |
Intact |
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Changes to Windows: |
Intact |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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City of Seattle DCLU Microfilm Records.
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King County Property Record Card (c. 1938-1972), Washington State Archives.
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Polk's Seattle Directories, 1890-1996.
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Photo collection for 3815 S Edmunds ST S / Parcel ID 1702900981 / Inv # |
Photo taken Mar 22, 2004
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