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Arts & Crafts - Craftsman, Queen Anne - Free Classic |
Neighborhood: |
First Hill |
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Year Built: |
1904 |
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| Significance |
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This is an example of transitional architecture combining elements of Queen Anne - Free Classic design and emerging Craftsman bungalow design. The structure’s design integrity has been somewhat compromised by alterations to the siding and to the detailing of the porch.
This is one of approximately 2,200 houses that are still extant out of more than 5,000 that were built by the end of 1906 in Seattle’s Central Area, Eastlake, First Hill, Leschi, Madison Park, Madrona, and North Capitol Hill neighborhoods.
A complete permit history, and a complete record of ownership and occupation have not yet been prepared for this property; however, John Schaffer appear to have owned the four structures on this site when the property was surveyed by the Assessor in 1937. The current owner, Tom Knox, acquired the property from Moses & Mira Dinner in 1996.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
King County GIS Center Property Report (http://www5.kingcounty.gov/kcgisreports/property_report.aspx; accessed August 18, 2008)
King County Property Record Card (c. 1938-1972) Washington State Archives
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| Appearance |
This is a one-story, concrete/asbestos clad, wood frame duplex on a post and beam foundation. Although the King County Property Record Card indicates there is no basement, there appears to be at least openings into the space beneath the main floor and adequate headroom to allow that space to be used, if only for storage
The rectangular plan is capped by a hip roof with moderate overhangs and enclosed soffits
The tall double hung windows and half glazed doors are characteristic of Queen Anne design, although some of the windows are ganged in a manner that suggests emerging Craftsman sensibilities. The Tuscan columns give the structure a Queen Anne - Free Classic flavor, although the individual units appear to be organized in a shotgun configuration that, together with the inset porch and low slope roof, give the overall structure a bungaloid look.
The two units in this duplex are addressed as 162 and 164 14th Avenue. The structure was built in 1904 and is one of four similar duplexes built on the site at that time. It is the only one of the four that faces directly onto 14th Avenue. (The other buildings on the site are addressed as 1401/1403, 1405/1407, and 1409/1409-1/2 Spruce Street
Although structures (such as this one) situated west of 15th Avenue between Madison Street and Yesler Way are, for the purposes of this survey, described as being located in the First Hill neighborhood, the portion of the city extending east of 12th Avenue between Madison Street and Yesler Way is often viewed as part of the Central Area, with which it shares its low rise character and a rectilinear system of streets oriented to the cardinal points of the compass.
The original siding appears to have been covered with concrete asbestos shingles. The railings either side of the long entry stairway appear to have been replaced, but the design of the new railing system is similar to that of the railing system that existed in 1937. The original baluster porch rail has been replaced or covered with siding to form a solid railing. The paneled plinths on which the Tuscan columns at the porch originally stood have also been replaced or covered.
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