Summary for 8612 WABASH AVE / Parcel ID 3336001035 / Inv # 0 |
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Common Name: |
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| Style: |
Vernacular |
Neighborhood: |
Rainier Beach |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1944 |
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| Significance |
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The house at 8612 Wabash Avenue S is a single-family dwelling.
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| Appearance |
| The house at 8612 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 1944 (according to the county assessor) in a vernacular single-family form. The house has a square plan and stands on a poured concrete foundation. The 1-story platform frame building has a side gable roof clad in asphalt composition shingles. The wall cladding is shingle. There appear to be no alterations to the original plan. There is no discernable alteration to the original cladding. There appear to be slight alterations to the original windows. There are changes to the chimney. |
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Detail for 8612 WABASH AVE / Parcel ID 3336001035 / Inv # 0 |
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| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
Shingle |
Foundation(s): |
Concrete - Poured |
| Roof Type(s): |
Gable |
Roof Material(s): |
Asphalt/Composition |
| Building Type: |
Domestic - Single Family |
Plan: |
Square |
| Structural System: |
Balloon Frame/Platform Frame |
No. of Stories: |
one |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture |
| Integrity |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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Changes to Windows: |
Slight |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Intact |
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Changes to Interior: |
Unknown |
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Other: |
Slight |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects. Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, ed. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1994.
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Dorpat, Paul, “101 The Railroad Avenue Elevated,” Seattle, Now and Then, Seattle: Tartu Publications, 1984.
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Bagley, Clarence B. History of Seattle, Washington. Chicago: S.J. Clarke, 1916.
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Berner, Richard. Seattle 1921-1940: From Boom to Bust. Seattle: Charles Press, 1992.
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Photo collection for 8612 WABASH AVE / Parcel ID 3336001035 / 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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