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Summary for 10220 56TH AVE / Parcel ID 8068000495 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Arts & Crafts Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1916
 
Significance
The house at 10220 56th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 10220 56th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1916 (according to the county assessor) in the Arts & Crafts style. The house has an irregular 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 shingle. The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact. There are changes to the porch.

Detail for 10220 56TH AVE / Parcel ID 8068000495 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Irregular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one & ½
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Windows: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Intact
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 10220 56TH AVE / Parcel ID 8068000495 / 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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