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Summary for 4709 43RD AVE / Parcel ID 5249800345 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: American Foursquare Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1907
 
Significance

The house at 4709 43rd Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.

 
Appearance

The house at 4709 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 1907 (according to the county assessor) in the American Foursquare style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 2.5-story balloon frame building has a hip roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is . There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There appear to be slight alterations to the original cladding. There is no discernable alteration to the original windows. There are changes to the porch.

Detail for 4709 43RD AVE / Parcel ID 5249800345 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): 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: two & ½
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Windows: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Slight
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 4709 43RD AVE / Parcel ID 5249800345 / Inv # 0


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