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Summary for 4608 FINDLAY ST / Parcel ID 3331500550 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Vernacular Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1904
 
Significance
The house at 4608 S Findlay Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4608 S Findlay Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the north side of the street and faces south. The structure was built in 1904 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1.5-story balloon frame building has a hip 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 side bay window.

Detail for 4608 FINDLAY ST / Parcel ID 3331500550 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle, Wood Foundation(s): Unknown
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: 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 4608 FINDLAY ST / Parcel ID 3331500550 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Sep 23, 2009

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009

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Photo taken Jul 15, 2009

Photo taken Jul 15, 2009

Photo taken Jul 15, 2009
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