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Summary for 4201 51ST AVE / Parcel ID 5249803725 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Ranch Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1944
 
Significance
The house at 4201 51st Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4201 51st Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1944 (according to the county assessor) in the Ranch style. The house has an irregular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1-story platform frame building has a hip roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is brick veneer. There appear to be slight 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 garage.

Detail for 4201 51ST AVE / Parcel ID 5249803725 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Brick, Other Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Hip Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition-Shingle
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Irregular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one
Unit Theme(s):
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Slight
Changes to Windows: Extensive
Changes to Original Cladding: Intact
Changes to Interior: Unknown
Other: Slight
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 51ST AVE / Parcel ID 5249803725 / 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
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