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Summary for 4918 28TH AVE / Parcel ID 2124049132 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Gothic, Tudor Neighborhood: Beacon Hill
Built By: Year Built: 1928
 
Significance

The house at 4918 28th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.

 
Appearance

The house at 4918 28th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1928 (according to the county assessor) in the Gothic Revival/Tudor style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 2-story platform frame building has a front gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is clinker brick. The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact. There are changes to the garage.

Detail for 4918 28TH AVE / Parcel ID 2124049132 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Brick - Clinker 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: 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 4918 28TH AVE / Parcel ID 2124049132 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Sep 23, 2009

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Photo taken Jul 24, 2009

Photo taken Jul 24, 2009
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