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Summary for 5105 S MEAD ST S / Parcel ID 4109600135 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Vernacular Neighborhood: Seward Park
Built By: Year Built: 1907
 
Significance
The house at 5105 S Mead Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 5105 S Mead Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the south side of the street and faces north. The structure was built in 1907 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. The house has a rectangular plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1-story balloon frame building has a hip roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood. The plan, cladding and windows all appear intact. There are changes to the porch.

Detail for 5105 S MEAD ST S / Parcel ID 4109600135 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood - Drop siding Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Hip 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: Intact
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 5105 S MEAD ST S / Parcel ID 4109600135 / 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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