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Summary for 10225 57TH AVE / Parcel ID 8068000430 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Vernacular Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1907
 
Significance
The house at 10225 57th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 10225 57th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1907 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1.5-story balloon frame building has a gambrel roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is veneer and wood. There appear to be slight alterations to the original plan. There appear to be moderate alterations to the original cladding. There appear to be slight alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the porch.

Detail for 10225 57TH AVE / Parcel ID 8068000430 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Other, Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Gambrel, Varied roof lines 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: Slight
Changes to Windows: Slight
Changes to Original Cladding: Moderate
Changes to Interior: Unknown
Other: Slight
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 10225 57TH AVE / Parcel ID 8068000430 / 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 24, 2009

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009
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