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Summary for 5120 S DIRECTOR ST S / Parcel ID 4265700040 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Vernacular Neighborhood:
Built By: Year Built: 1909
 
Significance
The house at 5120 S Director Street is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 5120 S Director Street is located in South Seattle. It is on the north side of the street and faces south. The structure was built in 1909 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. The house has an L-shaped plan and stands on an unknown foundation. The 1.5-story balloon frame building has a side gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is wood. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There appear to be slight alterations to the original cladding. There is no discernable alteration to the original windows. There are changes to the chimney.

Detail for 5120 S DIRECTOR ST S / Parcel ID 4265700040 / Inv # 0

Status: Yes - Hold
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood Foundation(s): Unknown
Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: L-Shape
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one & ½
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Intact
Changes to Windows: Intact
Changes to Original Cladding: Slight
Changes to Interior: Unknown
Other: Moderate
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 5120 S DIRECTOR ST S / Parcel ID 4265700040 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Aug 10, 2009

Photo taken Aug 10, 2009

Photo taken Aug 10, 2009

Photo taken Aug 10, 2009

Photo taken Sep 23, 2009
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