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Summary for 4105 51ST AVE / Parcel ID 5249803590 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Vernacular Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1936
 
Significance
The house at 4105 51st Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4105 51st Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1936 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. The house has an L-shaped plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1-story platform frame building has varied roof lines 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 4105 51ST AVE / Parcel ID 5249803590 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: District Status:
Cladding(s): Brick Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Varied roof lines 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
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 4105 51ST AVE / Parcel ID 5249803590 / 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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