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Summary for 7227 S TAFT ST S / Parcel ID 7129300030 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Arts & Crafts Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1910
 
Significance
The house at 7227 S Taft Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 7227 S Taft Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the south side of the street and faces north. The structure was built in 1910 (according to the county assessor) in the Arts & Crafts style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on an unknown foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a side gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood. There appear to be unknown alterations to the original plan. There appear to be unknown alterations to the original cladding. There is no discernable alteration to the original windows. There are changes to the porch.

Detail for 7227 S TAFT ST S / Parcel ID 7129300030 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood Foundation(s): Unknown
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
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: Unknown
Changes to Windows: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Unknown
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 7227 S TAFT ST S / Parcel ID 7129300030 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Aug 12, 2009

Photo taken Aug 12, 2009

Photo taken Aug 12, 2009

Photo taken Aug 12, 2009

Photo taken Aug 12, 2009

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009
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