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Summary for 1721 1ST AVE / Parcel ID 7666207090 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name: Hooverville Bar
Style: Commercial Neighborhood:
Built By: Year Built: 1927
 
Significance

According to tax files, this one story commercial building was originally constructed as a warehouse in 1927. Located in the former Seattle tidelands area, this building is associated with the historic development of the area as a transportation-related industrial manufacturing and commercial warehouse district. The tidelands were filled through a series of successive grading and fill projects between 1895 and 1929, creating developable land that made the expansion of railroad and port facilities possible and fostering the development of the area for commercial use that supported significant economic progress of the city in the early 20th century.

This modest building appears to be considerably altered and does not appear to retain architectural integrity.




 
Appearance

This masonry stucco-clad single-story warehouse provides 18,960  square feet of space in four tenant units and is highly altered. Each of the four storefronts, which dominate the primary east elevation,  has contemporary large aluminum frame and plate glass windows and doors. Its physical appearance is is contemporary in character.

Detail for 1721 1ST AVE / Parcel ID 7666207090 / Inv # 0

Status: No - Altered
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Foundation(s): Unknown
Roof Type(s): Flat with Parapet Roof Material(s): Unknown
Building Type: Commercial/Trade - Warehouse Plan: Rectangular
Structural System: Unknown No. of Stories: one
Unit Theme(s):
Integrity
Changes to Windows: Extensive
Changes to Original Cladding: Extensive
Storefront: Extensive
Major Bibliographic References
King County Assessor Property Characteristics Report, database at http://www5.metrokc.gov/ --parcel locator.

Photo collection for 1721 1ST AVE / Parcel ID 7666207090 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Nov 16, 2008
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