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Summary for 4803 43RD AVE / Parcel ID 5249800400 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Other Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1916
 
Significance

The house at 4803 43rd Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.

 
Appearance

The house at 4803 43rd Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1916 (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 platform frame building has a front gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood shingle. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There appear to be unknown alterations to the original cladding. There appear to be extensive alterations to the original windows.

Detail for 4803 43RD AVE / Parcel ID 5249800400 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle, Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Gable 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
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Windows: Extensive
Changes to Original Cladding: 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 4803 43RD AVE / Parcel ID 5249800400 / Inv # 0


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