Summary for 4720 42ND AVE / Parcel ID 5249800285 / Inv # 0 |
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| Style: |
Other |
Neighborhood: |
Columbia City |
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Year Built: |
1909 |
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| Significance |
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The house at 4720 42nd Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
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| Appearance |
The house at 4720 42nd Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1909 (according to the county assessor) in a non-specific style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1-story balloon frame building has a hip roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood shingle. The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact. There are changes to the porch columns. | |
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Detail for 4720 42ND AVE / Parcel ID 5249800285 / Inv # 0 |
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| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
Shingle, 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 |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture |
| Integrity |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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Changes to Windows: |
Intact |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Intact |
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Changes to Interior: |
Unknown |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects. Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, ed. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1994.
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Dorpat, Paul, “101 The Railroad Avenue Elevated,” Seattle, Now and Then, Seattle: Tartu Publications, 1984.
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Bagley, Clarence B. History of Seattle, Washington. Chicago: S.J. Clarke, 1916.
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Berner, Richard. Seattle 1921-1940: From Boom to Bust. Seattle: Charles Press, 1992.
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Photo collection for 4720 42ND AVE / Parcel ID 5249800285 / Inv # 0 |
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Photo taken Jul 09, 2009
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