Summary for 6916 56TH AVE / Parcel ID 1102000751 / Inv # 0 |
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Common Name: |
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| Style: |
Colonial - Colonial Revival |
Neighborhood: |
Rainier Beach |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1910 |
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| Significance |
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The house at 6916 56th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
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| Appearance |
| The house at 6916 56th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1910 (according to the county assessor) in the Colonial Revival style. The house has a plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 2.5-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 is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be slight alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the porch columns. |
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Detail for 6916 56TH AVE / Parcel ID 1102000751 / Inv # 0 |
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| Cladding(s): |
Shingle, Wood |
Foundation(s): |
Concrete - Poured |
| Roof Type(s): |
Gable |
Roof Material(s): |
Asphalt/Composition |
| Building Type: |
Domestic - Single Family |
Plan: |
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| Structural System: |
Balloon Frame/Platform Frame |
No. of Stories: |
two & ½ |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture |
| Integrity |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Intact |
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Changes to Windows: |
Slight |
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Changes to Interior: |
Unknown |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects. Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, ed. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1994.
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Dorpat, Paul, “101 The Railroad Avenue Elevated,” Seattle, Now and Then, Seattle: Tartu Publications, 1984.
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Bagley, Clarence B. History of Seattle, Washington. Chicago: S.J. Clarke, 1916.
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Berner, Richard. Seattle 1921-1940: From Boom to Bust. Seattle: Charles Press, 1992.
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Photo collection for 6916 56TH AVE / Parcel ID 1102000751 / Inv # 0 |
Photo taken Oct 14, 2009
Photo taken Jul 21, 2009
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Photo taken Jul 21, 2009
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