Summary for 1506 E Jefferson ST E / Parcel ID 7942600775 / Inv # |
Historic Name: |
Unknown |
Common Name: |
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Style: |
American Foursquare |
Neighborhood: |
Central Area |
Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1900 |
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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. |
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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.
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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. |
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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 |
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Major Bibliographic References |
Sanborn (Insurance) Map Company, Seattle, Washington.
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King County Tax Assessor Rolls (1892-1910), Washington State Archives
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Photo collection for 1506 E Jefferson ST E / Parcel ID 7942600775 / Inv # |

Photo taken Jul 01, 1991
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