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Summary for 4605 S ANDOVER ST S / Parcel ID 5249802105 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Ranch Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built:
 
Significance
The house at 4605 S Andover Street is a single-family dwelling. 
 
Appearance
The house at 4605 S Andover Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the south side of the street and faces north. The structure was built in 1945 (according to the county assessor) in the Ranch style. The house has a T-shaped plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1-story platform frame building has a cross gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be moderate alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the chimney.

Detail for 4605 S ANDOVER ST S / Parcel ID 5249802105 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: T-Shape
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Windows: Moderate
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 4605 S ANDOVER ST S / Parcel ID 5249802105 / Inv # 0


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