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Summary for 1027 S Thistle ST S / Parcel ID 7883606660 / Inv #

Historic Name: Unknown Common Name:
Style: Queen Anne Neighborhood: South Park
Built By: Year Built: 1895
 
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).
This is one of South Park's oldest intact houses. It is a good example of its type; a folk form executed in the Queen Anne style and it contributes to our knowledge of South Park's development as well as to the surviving of [the] historic streetscape. Dave Williams held title to this property in 1935.
 
Appearance
This house is an excellent example of a modest Queen Anne cottge. It has a hipped roof main mass with projecting front gable and cutaway bay. The gable end is decorated with sawtooth shingles. Entrance is gained via a small shed roof porch to the west side of the bay. It is supported by a turned post. Windows are one over one double hung wooden sash. A brick chimney rises through the center of the hip. This house [is] one of a very few Victorian cottages which remain intact in South Park and contribute to the historic streetscape.

Detail for 1027 S Thistle ST S / Parcel ID 7883606660 / Inv #

Status: Yes - Inventory
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle, Wood - Clapboard Foundation(s): Post & Pier
Roof Type(s): Gable, Hip, Other 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 Windows: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Intact
Changes to Plan: Intact
Major Bibliographic References
King County Property Record Card (c. 1938-1972), Washington State Archives.

Photo collection for 1027 S Thistle ST S / Parcel ID 7883606660 / Inv #


Photo taken Jun 01, 1991
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