Seattle.gov Home Page
Link to Seattle Department of Neighborhoods home page

Seattle Historical Sites

New Search

Summary for 4130 50TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249803550 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Ranch Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1940
 
Significance
The house at 4130 50th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4130 50th 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 Ranch style. The house has an L-shaped plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1-story platform frame building has a hip roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is brick veneer. The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact. There are changes to the chimney.

Detail for 4130 50TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249803550 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: District Status:
Cladding(s): Brick Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Hip Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: L-Shape
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
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 4130 50TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249803550 / 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
App v2.0.1.0