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Summary for 4918 WILLOW ST / Parcel ID 1105000560 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Arts & Crafts Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1921
 
Significance
The house at 4918 S Willow Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4918 S Willow Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the north side of the street and faces south. The structure was built in 1921 (according to the county assessor) in the Arts & Crafts style. The house has a plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1-story platform frame building has a front gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is . The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact. There are changes to the trim.

Detail for 4918 WILLOW ST / Parcel ID 1105000560 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: District Status:
Cladding(s): 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: one
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 4918 WILLOW ST / Parcel ID 1105000560 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Jul 17, 2009

Photo taken Jul 17, 2009

Photo taken Jul 17, 2009
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