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Summary for 8419 BEACON AVE / Parcel ID 1673400015 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Arts & Crafts Neighborhood: Beacon Hill
Built By: Year Built: 1909
 
Significance
The house at 8419 Beacon Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 8419 Beacon Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1909 (according to the county assessor) in the Arts & Crafts style. The house has a square plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 2-story balloon frame building has a hip roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood. The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact. There are changes to the porch.

Detail for 8419 BEACON AVE / Parcel ID 1673400015 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood Foundation(s): Unknown
Roof Type(s): Hip Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition-Shingle
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Square
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
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 8419 BEACON AVE / Parcel ID 1673400015 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Jul 24, 2009

Photo taken Jul 24, 2009

Photo taken Jul 24, 2009

Photo taken Jul 24, 2009

Photo taken Jul 24, 2009

Photo taken Nov 06, 2009
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