Summary for 6240 S FOUNTAIN ST S / Parcel ID 2976800665 / Inv # 0 |
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Common Name: |
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| Style: |
Ranch |
Neighborhood: |
Rainier Beach |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1954 |
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| Significance |
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The house at 6240 S Fountain Street is a single-family dwelling.
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| Appearance |
| The house at 6240 S Fountain Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the north side of the street and faces south. The structure was built in 1954 (according to the county assessor) in the Ranch style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1-story platform frame building has a hip roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is brick veneer and wood. The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact. There are changes to the garage and chimney. |
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Detail for 6240 S FOUNTAIN ST S / Parcel ID 2976800665 / Inv # 0 |
| Status: |
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| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
Brick, Wood |
Foundation(s): |
Concrete - Poured |
| Roof Type(s): |
Hip |
Roof Material(s): |
Asphalt/Composition |
| Building Type: |
Domestic - Single Family |
Plan: |
Rectangular |
| Structural System: |
Balloon Frame/Platform Frame |
No. of Stories: |
one |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture |
| Integrity |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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Changes to Windows: |
Intact |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Intact |
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Changes to Interior: |
Unknown |
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Other: |
Intact |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects. Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, ed. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1994.
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Dorpat, Paul, “101 The Railroad Avenue Elevated,” Seattle, Now and Then, Seattle: Tartu Publications, 1984.
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Bagley, Clarence B. History of Seattle, Washington. Chicago: S.J. Clarke, 1916.
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Berner, Richard. Seattle 1921-1940: From Boom to Bust. Seattle: Charles Press, 1992.
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Photo collection for 6240 S FOUNTAIN ST S / Parcel ID 2976800665 / 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 Aug 12, 2009
Photo taken Sep 23, 2009
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