Summary for 10208 55TH AVE / Parcel ID 8068000732 / Inv # 0 |
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Common Name: |
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| Style: |
Vernacular |
Neighborhood: |
Columbia City |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1910 |
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| Significance |
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The house at 10208 55th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
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| Appearance |
| The house at 10208 55th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1910 (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 2.5-story platform frame building has a front gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood. There appear to be no 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 chimneys and porch. |
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Detail for 10208 55TH AVE / Parcel ID 8068000732 / Inv # 0 |
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| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
Wood |
Foundation(s): |
Concrete - Poured |
| Roof Type(s): |
Gable |
Roof Material(s): |
Asphalt/Composition |
| Building Type: |
Domestic - Single Family |
Plan: |
Rectangular |
| Structural System: |
Balloon Frame/Platform Frame |
No. of Stories: |
two & ½ |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture |
| Integrity |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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Changes to Windows: |
Slight |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Moderate |
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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 10208 55TH AVE / Parcel ID 8068000732 / 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
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