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Summary for 5951 44TH AVE / Parcel ID 3332500436 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Tudor Neighborhood: Seward Park
Built By: Year Built: 1926
 
Significance
The house at 5951 44th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 5951 44th 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 Tudor style. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a brick foundation. The 1.5-story platform frame building has a cross gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is brick veneer. 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 portico.

Detail for 5951 44TH AVE / Parcel ID 3332500436 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Brick, Other Foundation(s): Brick
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: Slight
Changes to Original Cladding: Intact
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 5951 44TH AVE / Parcel ID 3332500436 / 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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