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Summary for 4907 13TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249802097 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Ranch Neighborhood:
Built By: Year Built: 1947
 
Significance
The house at 4907 13th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4907 13th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1919 (according to the county assessor) in the Craftsman style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on an unknown foundation. The 1.5-story balloon frame building has a front gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood clapboard. The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact. There are changes to the detached garage.

Detail for 4907 13TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249802097 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Brick, Other Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Hip 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: 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 4907 13TH AVE / Parcel ID 5249802097 / Inv # 0


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