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Summary for 4709 48TH AVE / Parcel ID 4154302570 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Other Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1928
 
Significance
The house at 4709 48th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4709 48th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1928 (according to the county assessor) in a non-specific style. The house has an irregular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a cross gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is brick veneer and wood. There appear to be slight alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be slight alterations to the original windows.

Detail for 4709 48TH AVE / Parcel ID 4154302570 / Inv # 0

Status: Yes - Hold
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Brick, 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: Slight
Changes to Windows: Slight
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 4709 48TH AVE / Parcel ID 4154302570 / Inv # 0


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