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Summary for 4010 48TH AVE / Parcel ID 4154303200 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: American Foursquare- Colonial Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1905
 
Significance
The house at 4010 48th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4010 48th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1905 (according to the county assessor) in the Colonial American Foursquare style. The house has a square plan and stands on an unknown foundation. The 2-story balloon 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 entry (hood).

Detail for 4010 48TH AVE / Parcel ID 4154303200 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle, Wood Foundation(s): Unknown
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Square
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: two
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Intact
Changes to Windows: Slight
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 4010 48TH AVE / Parcel ID 4154303200 / Inv # 0


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