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Summary for 539 S Donovan ST S / Parcel ID 7883601175 / Inv #

Historic Name: Unknown Common Name:
Style: Queen Anne - Cottage Neighborhood: South Park
Built By: Year Built: 1905
 
Significance
In the opinion of the survey, this property appears to meet the criteria of the National Register of Historic Places.
In the opinion of the survey, this property appears to meet the criteria of the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Ordinance.
In the opinion of the survey, this property is located in a potential historic districe (National and/or local).
Purchased by Rod B Cochran in 1918. He was a "shipworker" according to City Directories. This house is unique in South Park. It is individually architecturally important and contributes to the historic streetscape.
 
Appearance
This is an excellent example of a one story Queen Anne cottage. Current construction activities on the front porch and storm doors and window detract from the appearance of the house but it is otherwise virtually original. It is characterized by irregular massing, converging roof types (primarily gable), several porches and bays and heavy ornamentation. Built late in the period, the house has a relatively low pitched roof. Pairs of scroll brackets decorate the eave, the three-sided bay has art glass in the upper sashes and changes in siding material create a heavy cornice line. A secondary porch gives evidence of the rich detail now removed from the front porch.

Detail for 539 S Donovan ST S / Parcel ID 7883601175 / Inv #

Status: Yes - Inventory
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood - Clapboard Foundation(s): Post & Pier
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Irregular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Interior: Unknown
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Slight
Changes to Windows: Intact
Major Bibliographic References
King County Property Record Card (c. 1938-1972), Washington State Archives.
Polk's Seattle Directories, 1890-1996.

Photo collection for 539 S Donovan ST S / Parcel ID 7883601175 / Inv #


Photo taken Jun 01, 1991
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