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Summary for 4655 S WILLOW ST S / Parcel ID 1105000680 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Vernacular Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1921
 
Significance
The house at 4655 S Willow Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 4655 S Willow Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the south side of the street and faces north. The structure was built in 1921 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. The house has an irregular 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 appear to be slight alterations to the original cladding. There appear to be moderate alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the chimney.

Detail for 4655 S WILLOW ST S / Parcel ID 1105000680 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Shingle, Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Irregular
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one & ½
Unit Theme(s):
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Windows: Moderate
Changes to Original Cladding: Slight
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 4655 S WILLOW ST S / Parcel ID 1105000680 / Inv # 0


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