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Summary for 2113 N 42nd ST N / Parcel ID 0510004625 / Inv #

Historic Name: Wallingford United BrethrenChurch Common Name: Wallingford United Methodist Church
Style: Gothic - Late Gothic revival Neighborhood: Wallingford
Built By: Year Built: 1938
 
Significance
This church was built in 1937 according to the King County Assessor Property Characteristics Report. The official name of the original owner and the name of the builder are not know because the building permit for the church has not yet been located. Nyberg and Steinbrueck attribute the design to Smith, Carroll and Johanson and indicate that the building was completed in 1938 (the date also indicated on the cornerstone). Nyberg and Steinbrueck describe the church as "combining traditional form and elements in a modern manner" and note that they felt it was "sympathetic to its surroundings." A classroom addition was made in 1960 according to the King County Assessor Property Characteristics Report. The parsonage was built in 1911 by the original owner of the residence, Charles A. Thompson, who built an addition to the structure in 1915. The house was relocated on the site in 1922 by Wallingford United Brethren Church and expanded again in 1936. A garage was added to the residence in 1944 by United Brethren Church. Nyberg and Steinbrueck identified the church building as a structure of significance to the entire City of Seattle.
 
Appearance
This masonry church seems to be assembled from modernized neo-Gothic and Tudor elements and is reminiscent of the pre-Modern churches designed by the Finnish National Romantic architect Lars Sonck. The church occupies Baltimore Addition, Block 26, Lot 1 and Washington Addition, Block 3, Lots 8 and 9. The parsonage also occupies a portion of Washington Addition, Block 3, Lot 10.

Detail for 2113 N 42nd ST N / Parcel ID 0510004625 / Inv #

Status: Yes - Hold
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Brick, Stucco, Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Gable, Hip Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition-Shingle
Building Type: Religion - Religious facility Plan: Irregular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture, Community Planning/Development, Religion
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Slight
Changes to Windows: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Intact
Major Bibliographic References
City of Seattle DCLU Microfilm Records.
King County Property Record Card (c. 1938-1972), Washington State Archives.

Photo collection for 2113 N 42nd ST N / Parcel ID 0510004625 / Inv #


Photo taken Aug 18, 2004
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