Summary for 3920 47TH AVE / Parcel ID 5250300035 / Inv # 0 |
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Common Name: |
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Style: |
Colonial - Colonial Revival |
Neighborhood: |
Mount Baker |
Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1939 |
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Significance |
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The house at 3920 47th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
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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. |
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Detail for 3920 47TH AVE / Parcel ID 5250300035 / Inv # 0 |
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Classication: |
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District Status: |
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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 |
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Major Bibliographic References |
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 3920 47TH AVE / Parcel ID 5250300035 / Inv # 0 |

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009

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Photo taken Jul 02, 2009

Photo taken Jul 02, 2009
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