Summary for 5308 S ALASKA ST S / Parcel ID 4154305535 / Inv # 0 |
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Common Name: |
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| Style: |
American Foursquare |
Neighborhood: |
Columbia City |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1922 |
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| Significance |
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The house at 5308 S Alaska Street is a single-family dwelling.
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| Appearance |
| The house at 5308 S Alaska Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the north side of the street and faces south. The structure was built in (according to the county assessor) in the American Foursquare style. The house has a square plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 2-story platform frame building has a hip roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood clapboard. The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact. There are changes to the enclosed porch. |
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Detail for 5308 S ALASKA ST S / Parcel ID 4154305535 / Inv # 0 |
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| Cladding(s): |
Wood - Clapboard |
Foundation(s): |
Concrete - Poured |
| Roof Type(s): |
Hip |
Roof Material(s): |
Asphalt/Composition |
| Building Type: |
Domestic - Single Family |
Plan: |
Square |
| Structural System: |
Balloon Frame/Platform Frame |
No. of Stories: |
two |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture |
| Integrity |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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Changes to Windows: |
Intact |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Intact |
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Changes to Interior: |
Unknown |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects. Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, ed. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1994.
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Dorpat, Paul, “101 The Railroad Avenue Elevated,” Seattle, Now and Then, Seattle: Tartu Publications, 1984.
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Bagley, Clarence B. History of Seattle, Washington. Chicago: S.J. Clarke, 1916.
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Berner, Richard. Seattle 1921-1940: From Boom to Bust. Seattle: Charles Press, 1992.
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Photo collection for 5308 S ALASKA ST S / Parcel ID 4154305535 / Inv # 0 |
Photo taken Sep 23, 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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