Summary for 309 10th AVE / Parcel ID 6003502120 / Inv # |
| Historic Name: |
McCowin, Charles, House |
Common Name: |
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| Style: |
Queen Anne - Cottage |
Neighborhood: |
Capitol Hill |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1903 |
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| Significance |
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This is a good example of a vernacular Queen Anne-style house, a simple version of the architectural style that was popular in the late 19th century. It is one of a number of similar houses in the neighborhood, which may have been built by a carpenter for sale, perhaps based on a pattern book design. The house appears to be largely intact.
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| Appearance |
| This gable-front house has an entry porch at the Cladding is clapboard with decorative shingles in the gables ends The front gable end is clad with decorative shingles and has a Palladian window with diamond-pane glass in the side windows. The recessed porch is at the southeast corner, with two slender round columns and a clapboard balustrade. Next to it is a three-sided bay, with lozenge-patterned leaded glass in the center window. The south elevation has a gabled dormer and a three-sided bay with a bracketed roof and three windows. |
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Detail for 309 10th AVE / Parcel ID 6003502120 / Inv # |
| Status: |
Yes - Inventory |
| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| 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 |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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Changes to Windows: |
Intact |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Intact |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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King County Tax Assessor Records, ca. 1932-1972.
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City of Seattle, Department of Planning and Development, Microfilm Records.
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Photo collection for 309 10th AVE / Parcel ID 6003502120 / Inv # |
Photo taken Jul 11, 2006
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