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Summary for 10729 57TH AVE / Parcel ID 9368700250 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Arts & Crafts, Vernacular Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1925
 
Significance
The house at 10729 57th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 10729 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 1925 (according to the county assessor) in the Arts & Crafts style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1-story platform frame building has varied roof lines roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is veneer. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There appear to be extensive alterations to the original cladding. There appear to be slight alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the porch.

Detail for 10729 57TH AVE / Parcel ID 9368700250 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Other Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): 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
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Windows: Slight
Changes to Original Cladding: Extensive
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 10729 57TH AVE / Parcel ID 9368700250 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Aug 12, 2009

Photo taken Aug 12, 2009

Photo taken Aug 12, 2009

Photo taken Aug 12, 2009
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