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Summary for 4017 50TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249803425 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Tudor Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1929
 
Significance
The house at 4017 50th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4017 50th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1929 (according to the county assessor) in the Tudor style. The house has an irregular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a cross gable roof clad in wood shingles. The wall cladding is brick veneer and wood. There appear to be unknown alterations to the original plan. There appear to be moderate alterations to the original cladding. There is no discernable alteration to the original windows. There are changes to the chimney.

Detail for 4017 50TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249803425 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: District Status:
Cladding(s): Brick, Stucco, Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Wood - Shingle
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Irregular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one & ½
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Unknown
Changes to Windows: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Moderate
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 4017 50TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249803425 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Jul 07, 2009

Photo taken Jul 07, 2009

Photo taken Jul 07, 2009

Photo taken Jul 07, 2009

Photo taken Jul 07, 2009
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