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Summary for 5952 44TH AVE / Parcel ID 3332500140 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Colonial - Colonial Revival Neighborhood: Seward Park
Built By: Year Built: 1925
 
Significance
The house at 5952 44th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 5952 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 1925 (according to the county assessor) in the Colonial style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1-story platform frame building has a front gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is 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. There are changes to the chimney.

Detail for 5952 44TH AVE / Parcel ID 3332500140 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
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
Unit Theme(s):
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Windows: Slight
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 5952 44TH AVE / Parcel ID 3332500140 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Aug 06, 2009

Photo taken Aug 06, 2009

Photo taken Aug 06, 2009

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Photo taken Aug 06, 2009

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009
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