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Summary for 10224 51ST AVE / Parcel ID 5476200004 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Colonial Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1928
 
Significance
The house at 5110 S Ruggles Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 5110 S Ruggles Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the north side of the street and faces south. The structure was built in 1928 (according to the county assessor) in the Colonial Revival style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a gambrel roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is brick (common bond) and stucco. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There appear to be unknown alterations to the original cladding. There is no discernable alteration to the original windows. There are changes to the portico.

Detail for 10224 51ST AVE / Parcel ID 5476200004 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Stucco, Brick - Common Bond Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Gambrel 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: Intact
Changes to Windows: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Unknown
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 10224 51ST AVE / Parcel ID 5476200004 / 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 Sep 23, 2009

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009
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