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Summary for 4615 S ADAMS ST S / Parcel ID 4154301995 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Ranch Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1947
 
Significance
The house at 4615 S Adams Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4615 S Adams Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the south side of the street and faces north. The structure was built in 1947 (according to the county assessor) in the World War II Era Cottage style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a side gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is shingle. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be extensive alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the chimney.

Detail for 4615 S ADAMS ST S / Parcel ID 4154301995 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition-Shingle
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Rectangular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one & ½
Unit Theme(s):
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Windows: Extensive
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 4615 S ADAMS ST S / Parcel ID 4154301995 / Inv # 0


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