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Summary for 4729 53RD AVE / Parcel ID 5249804510 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Other Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1927
 
Significance
The house at 4729 53rd Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4729 53rd Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1927 (according to the county assessor). 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. A front gable addition was added.  The wall cladding is stucco. The cladding and windows all appear intact.

Detail for 4729 53RD AVE / Parcel ID 5249804510 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: District Status:
Cladding(s): Stucco 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 4729 53RD AVE / Parcel ID 5249804510 / Inv # 0


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