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Summary for 4818 51ST AVE / Parcel ID 4154305030 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Arts & Crafts Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1922
 
Significance
The house at 4818 51st Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4818 51st Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1922 (according to the county assessor) in a non-specific style. The house has a square 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. 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 bay.

Detail for 4818 51ST AVE / Parcel ID 4154305030 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: 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: Square
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: Slight
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 4818 51ST AVE / Parcel ID 4154305030 / Inv # 0


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