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Summary for 6224 S FOUNTAIN ST S / Parcel ID 2976800680 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Ranch Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1954
 
Significance
The house at 6224 S Fountain Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 6224 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 an L-shaped plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1-story platform frame building has a gable-on-hip roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is brick. There appear to be unknown alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding or windows. There are changes to the chimney.

Detail for 6224 S FOUNTAIN ST S / Parcel ID 2976800680 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Brick Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: L-Shape
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Windows: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Intact
Changes to Interior: Unknown
Other: Intact
Changes to Plan: 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 6224 S FOUNTAIN ST S / Parcel ID 2976800680 / 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

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009
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