Summary for 5953 RAINIER AVE / Parcel ID 3332500135 / Inv # 0 |
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| Style: |
Arts & Crafts |
Neighborhood: |
Seward Park |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1926 |
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| Significance |
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The house at 5953 Rainier Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
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| Appearance |
| The house at 5953 Rainier Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the west side of the street and faces east. The structure was built in 1926 (according to the county assessor) in the Colonial Revival 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 wood shingle. 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 coal chute. |
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Detail for 5953 RAINIER AVE / Parcel ID 3332500135 / Inv # 0 |
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| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
Shingle, 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 & ½ |
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| Integrity |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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Changes to Windows: |
Slight |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Intact |
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Changes to Interior: |
Unknown |
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Other: |
Intact |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects. Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, ed. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1994.
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Dorpat, Paul, “101 The Railroad Avenue Elevated,” Seattle, Now and Then, Seattle: Tartu Publications, 1984.
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Bagley, Clarence B. History of Seattle, Washington. Chicago: S.J. Clarke, 1916.
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Berner, Richard. Seattle 1921-1940: From Boom to Bust. Seattle: Charles Press, 1992.
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Photo collection for 5953 RAINIER AVE / Parcel ID 3332500135 / Inv # 0 |
Photo taken Aug 06, 2009
Photo taken Aug 06, 2009
Photo taken Aug 06, 2009
Photo taken Aug 06, 2009
Photo taken Aug 06, 2009
Photo taken Sep 23, 2009
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