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Summary for 5000 42ND AVE / Parcel ID 1705400010 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Arts & Crafts Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1908
 
Significance
The house at 5000 42nd Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 5000 42nd Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1908 (according to the county assessor) in the Arts & Crafts style. The house has a plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The -story balloon frame building has a side gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is other wood. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be slight alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the porch.

Detail for 5000 42ND AVE / Parcel ID 1705400010 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: District Status:
Cladding(s): Stucco, Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan:
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories:
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Intact
Changes to Windows: 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 5000 42ND AVE / Parcel ID 1705400010 / Inv # 0


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