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Summary for 5006 26TH AVE / Parcel ID 2069600090 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Tudor - Cottage Neighborhood: Beacon Hill
Built By: Year Built: 1929
 
Significance
The house at 5006 26th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 5006 26th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1929 (according to the county assessor) in the Tudor Cottage style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a cross gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is brick. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be extensive alterations to the original windows.

Detail for 5006 26TH AVE / Parcel ID 2069600090 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: 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 & ½
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Intact
Changes to Windows: Extensive
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 5006 26TH AVE / Parcel ID 2069600090 / Inv # 0


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