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Summary for 3921 48TH AVE / Parcel ID 5250300100 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Ranch - Split Level Neighborhood: Mount Baker
Built By: Year Built: 1941
 
Significance
The house at 3921 48th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 3921 48th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1941 (according to the county assessor) in the Split Level or Split Entry style. The house has an irregular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1-story platform frame building has varied roof lines roof clad in wood shingles. The wall cladding is brick (common bond). There appear to be unknown alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be slight alterations to the original windows.

Detail for 3921 48TH AVE / Parcel ID 5250300100 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: District Status:
Cladding(s): Brick - Roman Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Varied roof lines Roof Material(s): Wood - Shingle
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Irregular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Unknown
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 3921 48TH AVE / Parcel ID 5250300100 / Inv # 0


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