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Summary for 5958 44TH AVE / Parcel ID 8113101000 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Vernacular Neighborhood: Seward Park
Built By: Year Built: 1919
 
Significance
The house at 5958 44th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 5958 44th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1919 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on an unknown foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a front gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood shingle. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There appear to be moderate alterations to the original cladding. There is no discernable alteration to the original windows. There are changes to the door.

Detail for 5958 44TH AVE / Parcel ID 8113101000 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle 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 & ½
Unit Theme(s):
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Windows: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Moderate
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 5958 44TH AVE / Parcel ID 8113101000 / Inv # 0


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