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Summary for 7914 45TH AVE / Parcel ID 400600006 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Vernacular Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1921
 
Significance

The house at 7914 45th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.

 
Appearance

The house at 7914 45th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1921 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on an unknown foundation. The 1-story balloon frame building has a side gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood. The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact.

Detail for 7914 45TH AVE / Parcel ID 400600006 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood Foundation(s): Unknown
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: one
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Windows: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Intact
Changes to Interior: Unknown
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 7914 45TH AVE / Parcel ID 400600006 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Aug 17, 2009

Photo taken Aug 17, 2009

Photo taken Aug 17, 2009

Photo taken Aug 17, 2009

Photo taken Aug 17, 2009

Photo taken Aug 17, 2009

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009
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