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Summary for 4508 46TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249802305 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Arts & Crafts - Craftsman Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1913
 
Significance

The house at 4508 46th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.

 
Appearance

The house at 4508 46th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1913 (according to the county assessor) in the Craftsman style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete and concrete block foundation. The 1.5-story balloon frame building has a side gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood shingle. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be slight alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the porch.

Detail for 4508 46TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249802305 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle Foundation(s): Concrete - Block, Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition-Shingle
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Rectangular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one & ½
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Intact
Changes to Windows: Slight
Changes to Interior: Unknown
Major Bibliographic References
Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects. Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, ed. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1994.
Dorpat, Paul, “101 The Railroad Avenue Elevated,” Seattle, Now and Then, Seattle: Tartu Publications, 1984.
Bagley, Clarence B. History of Seattle, Washington. Chicago: S.J. Clarke, 1916.
Berner, Richard. Seattle 1921-1940: From Boom to Bust. Seattle: Charles Press, 1992.

Photo collection for 4508 46TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249802305 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Jul 02, 2009

Photo taken Jul 02, 2009

Photo taken Jul 02, 2009

Photo taken Jul 02, 2009

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009
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