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Summary for 4606 S ADAMS ST S / Parcel ID 5249802195 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Ranch Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1945
 
Significance
The house at 4606 S Adams Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4606 S Adams Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the north side of the street and faces south. The structure was built in 1945 (according to the county assessor) in the Ranch 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 wood clapboard. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be unknown alterations to the original windows.

Detail for 4606 S ADAMS ST S / Parcel ID 5249802195 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood - Clapboard 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):
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Windows: Unknown
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 4606 S ADAMS ST S / Parcel ID 5249802195 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Jul 02, 2009

Photo taken Jul 02, 2009

Photo taken Jul 02, 2009

Photo taken Jul 02, 2009

Photo taken Jul 02, 2009

Photo taken Jul 02, 2009
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