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Summary for 4614 46TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249802420 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Vernacular Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1918
 
Significance

The house at 4614 46th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.

 
Appearance

The house at 4614 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 1918 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. The house has a square plan and stands on an unknown foundation. The 1-story balloon frame building has a side gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is . There appear to be slight alterations to the original plan. There appear to be slight alterations to the original cladding. There appear to be extensive alterations to the original windows.

Detail for 4614 46TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249802420 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle Foundation(s): Unknown
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Square
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one & ½
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Slight
Changes to Windows: Extensive
Changes to Original Cladding: 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 4614 46TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249802420 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Jul 02, 2009

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
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