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Summary for 3828 39TH AVE / Parcel ID 8121100550 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Vernacular Neighborhood: Columbia City
Built By: Year Built: 1929
 
Significance
The house at 3828 39th Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 3828 39th Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1929 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. The house has a T-shaped plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1-story platform frame building has a hip 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 extensive alterations to the original cladding. There is no discernable alteration to the original windows.

Detail for 3828 39TH AVE / Parcel ID 8121100550 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle, Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Hip Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: T-Shape
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: Extensive
Changes to Interior: Unknown
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 3828 39TH AVE / Parcel ID 8121100550 / Inv # 0


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