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Summary for 1506 E Jefferson ST E / Parcel ID 7942600775 / Inv #

Historic Name: Unknown Common Name:
Style: American Foursquare Neighborhood: Central Area
Built By: Year Built: 1900
 
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.
This house is an excellent intact example of an American Foursquare with Craftsman and Classical details. This house was acquired by Wak Yuen in 1927 and may yield information regarding Seattle's diverse ethnic heritage.
 
Appearance
This American Foursquare house is a two story frame dwelling with low pitched hip roof. The open eaves are wide and decorative rafter ends exposed. A hipped dormer with leaded glass window centers the façade. A partial width porch is inset in the southeast corner of the house. The southwest corner is cut away to form a bay windwo. Large classical columns upport the porch and the cut-away corner. Siding is very narrow beveled clapboard and the windows, scaled to the broad mass of the house, are one over one double hung sash.

Detail for 1506 E Jefferson ST E / Parcel ID 7942600775 / Inv #

Status: Yes - Inventory
Classication: Building District Status: INV
Cladding(s): Wood - Clapboard Foundation(s): Unknown
Roof Type(s): Hip Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Square
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: two
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture, Ethnic Heritage
Integrity
Changes to Interior: Unknown
Changes to Original Cladding: Intact
Changes to Windows: Intact
Changes to Plan: Intact
Major Bibliographic References
Sanborn (Insurance) Map Company, Seattle, Washington.
King County Tax Assessor Rolls (1892-1910), Washington State Archives

Photo collection for 1506 E Jefferson ST E / Parcel ID 7942600775 / Inv #


Photo taken Jul 01, 1991
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