Summary for 8616 14th AVE / Parcel ID Unknown / Inv # |
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Unknown |
Common Name: |
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| Style: |
Arts & Crafts - Craftsman, Vernacular |
Neighborhood: |
South Park |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1913 |
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| Significance |
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This building is significant for the informaiton it yields about vernacular architecture and residential development in South Park. It may also yield information regarding John W. Lees' role in South Park's development.
Building permit #124567, 7/15/1913 indicates that this house was designed and built by J. W. Lees. Lees was a housemover and carpenter who lived at 1442 Concord (in South Park) prior to 1913.
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| Appearance |
| This is a one story vernacular cottage with Craftsman details. It is raised on a daylight basement. It has a hipped roof, one over one double hung wooden sash windows and an inset corner porch with square wooden support post. It has wide eaves with exposed decorative rafter ends and hipped roof stoops supported by knee braces. These stoops cover basement entries. Original siding is covered with asbestos shingles. A frame double garage with paneled doors and shingle gable ends is included in the property. |
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Detail for 8616 14th AVE / Parcel ID Unknown / Inv # |
| Status: |
Yes - Inventory |
| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
Shingle, Shingle - Concrete/Asbestos, Wood |
Foundation(s): |
Unknown |
| Roof Type(s): |
Hip |
Roof Material(s): |
Asphalt/Composition |
| Building Type: |
Unknown |
Plan: |
Rectangular |
| Structural System: |
Balloon Frame/Platform Frame |
No. of Stories: |
one |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture |
| Integrity |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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Changes to Interior: |
Unknown |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Extensive |
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Changes to Windows: |
Slight |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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City of Seattle DCLU Microfilm Records.
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Polk's Seattle Directories, 1890-1996.
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Sanborn (Insurance) Map Company, Seattle, Washington.
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Photo collection for 8616 14th AVE / Parcel ID Unknown / Inv # |
Photo taken Jun 01, 1992
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