Seattle Historical Sites

Summary for 4201 48TH AVE / Parcel ID 4154303115 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name: Style: Modern Neighborhood: Columbia City Built By: Year Built: 1951   Significance The house at 4201 48th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.   Appearance The house at 4201 48th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1951 (according to the county assessor) in the Modern style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1-story platform frame building has a shed roof clad in unknown. The wall cladding is brick veneer and wood. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be slight alterations to the original windows.

Detail for 4201 48TH AVE / Parcel ID 4154303115 / Inv # 0

Status: Classication: Building District Status: Cladding(s): Brick - Roman, Other, Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured Roof Type(s): Shed Roof Material(s): Unknown 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: Slight 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 4201 48TH AVE / Parcel ID 4154303115 / Inv # 0

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