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Summary for 4421 S FERDINAND ST S / Parcel ID 5249801410 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Arts & Crafts Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1913
 
Significance
The house at 4421 S Ferdinand Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4421 S Ferdinand Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the south side of the street and faces north. The structure was built in 1913 (according to the county assessor) in the Arts & Crafts style. The house has an irregular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a side gable 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 chimney.

Detail for 4421 S FERDINAND ST S / Parcel ID 5249801410 / 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: Irregular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one & ½
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Windows: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Intact
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 4421 S FERDINAND ST S / Parcel ID 5249801410 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Sep 23, 2009

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Photo taken Jul 09, 2009
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