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Summary for 4625 46TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249801719 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Arts & Crafts Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1909
 
Significance

The house at 4625 46th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.

 
Appearance

The house at 4625 46th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1909 (according to the county assessor) in the Arts & Crafts style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1.5-story balloon frame building has a hip roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood. 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 front porch column detail.

Detail for 4625 46TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249801719 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Hip Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
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 4625 46TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249801719 / Inv # 0


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