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Summary for 6344 57TH AVE / Parcel ID 8835400605 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Colonial Neighborhood: Seward Park
Built By: Year Built: 1927
 
Significance
The house at 6344 57th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 6344 57th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1927 (according to the county assessor) in the French/Colonial 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 appear to be unknown alterations to the original plan. There appear to be slight alterations to the original cladding. There appear to be slight alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the juliet balcony and garage doors.

Detail for 6344 57TH AVE / Parcel ID 8835400605 / 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 Plan: Unknown
Changes to Windows: Slight
Changes to Original Cladding: Slight
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 6344 57TH AVE / Parcel ID 8835400605 / Inv # 0


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