Summary for 4000 47TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249802740 / Inv # 0 |
Historic Name: |
|
Common Name: |
|
Style: |
Modern |
Neighborhood: |
Columbia City |
Built By: |
|
Year Built: |
1940 |
|
Significance |
|
The house at 4000 47th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
|
|
|
Appearance |
The house at 4000 47th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1940 (according to the county assessor) in the Modern style. The house has an irregular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 2-story platform frame building has a flat with eaves roof clad in unknown. The wall cladding is wood. There appear to be unknown alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be moderate alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the chimney. | |
|
|
Detail for 4000 47TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249802740 / Inv # 0 |
Status: |
|
Classication: |
|
District Status: |
|
Cladding(s): |
Wood |
Foundation(s): |
Concrete - Poured |
Roof Type(s): |
Flat |
Roof Material(s): |
Unknown |
Building Type: |
Domestic - Single Family |
Plan: |
Irregular |
Structural System: |
Balloon Frame/Platform Frame |
No. of Stories: |
two |
Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture |
Integrity |
Changes to Plan: |
Unknown |
Changes to Windows: |
Moderate |
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 4000 47TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249802740 / Inv # 0 |
![](http://dpddata1.seattle.gov/dpd/Apps/HistoricPhotos/2147010876_20091019_152305.jpg)
Photo taken Jul 02, 2009
![](http://dpddata1.seattle.gov/dpd/Apps/HistoricPhotos/2147010876_20091019_152355.jpg)
Photo taken Jul 02, 2009
![](http://dpddata1.seattle.gov/dpd/Apps/HistoricPhotos/2147010876_20091019_152437.jpg)
Photo taken Jul 02, 2009
![](http://dpddata1.seattle.gov/dpd/Apps/HistoricPhotos/2147010876_20091019_152515.jpg)
Photo taken Jul 02, 2009
![](http://dpddata1.seattle.gov/dpd/Apps/HistoricPhotos/2147010876_20091019_152550.jpg)
Photo taken Jul 02, 2009
|