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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


Photo taken Jul 02, 2009

Photo taken Jul 02, 2009

Photo taken Jul 02, 2009

Photo taken Jul 02, 2009

Photo taken Jul 02, 2009
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