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Summary for 8620 S WABASH ST S / Parcel ID 3336001040 / Inv # 0

Historic Name: Common Name:
Style: Queen Anne - Cottage Neighborhood: Rainier Beach
Built By: Year Built: 1906
 
Significance
The house at 8620 Wabash Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
 
Appearance
The house at 8620 Wabash Avenue S is located in South Seattle. It is on the east side of the street and faces west. The structure was built in 1906 (according to the county assessor) in the Queen Anne Cottage style. The house has an L-shaped 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. There appear to be slight alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding or windows. There are changes to the chimney.

Detail for 8620 S WABASH ST S / Parcel ID 3336001040 / Inv # 0

Status:
Classication: Building District Status:
Cladding(s): Wood Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured
Roof Type(s): Hip Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition
Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: L-Shape
Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one
Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture
Integrity
Changes to Plan: Slight
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 8620 S WABASH ST S / Parcel ID 3336001040 / Inv # 0


Photo taken Oct 14, 2009

Photo taken Aug 26, 2009

Photo taken Aug 26, 2009

Photo taken Aug 26, 2009

Photo taken Aug 26, 2009

Photo taken Aug 26, 2009
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