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Summary for 5915 SEWARD PARK AVE / Parcel ID 8835400130 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Tudor Neighborhood: Seward Park
Built By: Year Built: 1924
 
Significance
The house at 5915 Seward Park Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 5915 Seward Park 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) in the Tudor style. The house has an irregular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a cross gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is brick veneer. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding or windows. There are changes to the bay window.

Detail for 5915 SEWARD PARK AVE / Parcel ID 8835400130 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: District Status:
Cladding(s): Brick 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 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 5915 SEWARD PARK AVE / Parcel ID 8835400130 / Inv # 0


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