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Summary for 3929 S BURNS ST S / Parcel ID 8101900175 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Colonial - Colonial Revival Neighborhood: Beacon Hill
Built By: Year Built: 1952
 
Significance
The house at 3929 S Burns Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 3929 S Burns Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the south side of the street and faces north. The structure was built in 1952 (according to the county assessor) in the Colonial style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1-story platform frame building has a side gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is brick. The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact. There are changes to the garage.

Detail for 3929 S BURNS ST S / Parcel ID 8101900175 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Brick Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition-Shingle
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Rectangular
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
Other: 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 3929 S BURNS ST S / Parcel ID 8101900175 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Oct 14, 2009

Photo taken Jul 24, 2009

Photo taken Jul 24, 2009

Photo taken Jul 24, 2009
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