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Summary for 10147 CORNELL AVE / Parcel ID 8073000275 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Vernacular Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1908
 
Significance
The house at 10147 Cornell Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 10147 Cornell Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1908 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. The house has a square plan and stands on a concrete block foundation. The 1-story balloon frame building has a bellcast hip roof clad in wood shingles. The wall cladding is veneer. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There appear to be extensive alterations to the original cladding. There is no discernable alteration to the original windows.

Detail for 10147 CORNELL AVE / Parcel ID 8073000275 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Other Foundation(s): Concrete - Block
Roof Type(s): Hip Roof Material(s): Wood - 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: 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 10147 CORNELL AVE / Parcel ID 8073000275 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Aug 12, 2009

Photo taken Aug 12, 2009

Photo taken Aug 12, 2009

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009
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