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Summary for 3920 47TH AVE / Parcel ID 5250300035 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Colonial - Colonial Revival Neighborhood: Mount Baker
Built By: Year Built: 1939
 
Significance
The house at 3920 47th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 3920 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 1939 (according to the county assessor) in the Georgian Revival style. The house has an irregular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 2-story platform frame building has a cross gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is brick wood. There appear to be moderate alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding or windows.

Detail for 3920 47TH AVE / Parcel ID 5250300035 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: District Status:
Cladding(s): Brick, Wood 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: two
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Moderate
Changes to Windows: Intact
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 3920 47TH AVE / Parcel ID 5250300035 / Inv # 0


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