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| Style: |
Vernacular, Tudor - Cottage |
Neighborhood: |
Beacon Hill |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1930 |
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| Significance |
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In the opinion of the survey, this property appears to meet the criteria of the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Ordinance. |
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Built in 1930, this building was owned by B. J. Linse. By 1938 through 1940, Albert Zobrist resided in the building. By 1943 through 1968, Conrad and Helen R. Isaacson lived in the building.
Beacon Hill is a long north-south tending ridge located southeast of downtown Seattle and stands 350 feet at its highest point. The hill’s steep topography deterred substantial Euro-American settlement through the early 1880s. Then, development of the area was stimulated by the introduction of streetcar lines in the 1890s, its proximity to Seattle’s main industrial area to the west, and the regrading of the hill’s north end in the early 1900s.
Originally acquired by the City in 1898, Jefferson Park was integrated into Seattle’s Olmsted system of parks, and the Olmsted Brothers prepared a plan for the park in 1912. The first public golf course west of the Mississippi opened at Jefferson Park in 1915. Jefferson Park has exerted a profound positive influence on the development of the Beacon Hill neighborhood.
Because of its proximity to the International District, Japanese and Chinese families moved to Beacon Hill starting in the 1920s. World War I and II stimulated a surge in housing development associated with wartime industry. The construction of Interstate 5 in the 1960s and Interstate 90 in the 1980s sliced through the neighborhoods and contributed to Beacon Hill’s relative isolation. Today, Beacon Hill is an ethnically diverse working class community, which has a mixed Asian, Chicano, African American, and Caucasian population.
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| Appearance |
| Built in 1930, this compact, Tudor Revival style, single-family cottage stands on a rectangular lot. The building is oriented to Fifteenth Avenue South on a level site 5’ above street level. This 1036 square foot, one-story house with a full daylight basement features a rectangular plan, measuring approximately 28’ by 37’, with a 7’ by 4’ front stoop. A poured concrete foundation supports the wood frame, brick-clad superstructure. Decorative brick pattern work highlights the basement to first story transition, front facade, and front stoop. Asphalt composition roofing covers the front gable roof. Modest, closed eave and gable overhangs with eave returns define the roofline. Wood sash 1:1 windows provide day lighting. Two flights of stairs lead from the sidewalk to the gable roof stoop. A brick railing wraps the stoop with decorative brickwork highlighting the entrance. A brick archway frames the side exterior passage along the house. An external brick chimney services the building. An integrated, partially below-grade garage provides parking. |
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| Status: |
Yes - Inventory |
| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
Brick |
Foundation(s): |
Concrete - Poured |
| Roof Type(s): |
Hip |
Roof Material(s): |
Asphalt/Composition |
| Building Type: |
Domestic - Single Family |
Plan: |
Rectangular |
| Structural System: |
Unknown |
No. of Stories: |
one |
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| Integrity |
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Changes to Windows: |
Intact |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
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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City of Seattle. Survey of City-Owned Historic Resources. Prepared by Cathy Wickwire, Seattle, 2001. Forms for Ravenna Park structures.
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Tobin, Caroline. (2004) "Beacon Hill Historic Context Statement."
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