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Summary for 4131 51ST AVE / Parcel ID 5249803555 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Modern - International Style Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1940
 
Significance
The house at 4131 51st Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4131 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 1940 (according to the county assessor) in the Modern style. The house has an irregular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 2-story platform frame building has a flat with eaves roof clad in unknown. The wall cladding is wood. The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact.

Detail for 4131 51ST AVE / Parcel ID 5249803555 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Flat Roof Material(s): Unknown
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Irregular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: two
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 4131 51ST AVE / Parcel ID 5249803555 / 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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