Summary for 3909 47TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249801980 / Inv # 0 |
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Common Name: |
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| Style: |
Arts & Crafts |
Neighborhood: |
Mount Baker |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1908 |
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| Significance |
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The house at 3909 47th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
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| Appearance |
| The house at 3909 47th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1908 (according to the county assessor) in the Arts & Crafts style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on an unknown foundation. The -story balloon frame building has a hip roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood clapboard. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be extensive alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the railing on upper story deck. |
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Detail for 3909 47TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249801980 / Inv # 0 |
| Status: |
Yes - Hold |
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District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
Wood - Clapboard |
Foundation(s): |
Unknown |
| Roof Type(s): |
Hip |
Roof Material(s): |
Asphalt/Composition |
| Building Type: |
Domestic - Single Family |
Plan: |
Rectangular |
| Structural System: |
Balloon Frame/Platform Frame |
No. of Stories: |
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| 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: |
Extensive |
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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 3909 47TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249801980 / Inv # 0 |
Photo taken Sep 23, 2009
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Photo taken Jul 02, 2009
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