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Summary for 4126 50TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249803545 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Arts & Crafts - Craftsman Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1920
 
Significance
The house at 4126 50th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4126 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 1920 (according to the county assessor) in the Craftsman style. The house has an irregular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a front gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood. There appear to be unknown alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be extensive alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the front entry.

Detail for 4126 50TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249803545 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: District Status:
Cladding(s): 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: one & ½
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Unknown
Changes to Windows: Extensive
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 4126 50TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249803545 / 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

Photo taken Jul 07, 2009
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